Skirmish at Albany, Missouri

The Skirmish at Albany, Missouri was a battle that was fought between the Union Army and the Quantrill's Raiders in Ray County, Missouri on October 26, 1864. The battle resulted a Union victory, and the notorious Quantrill Raider member William T. Anderson, also known as "Bloody Bill", was killed at this battle.[1]

Skirmish at Albany, Missouri
Part of American Civil War
DateOctober 26, 1864
Location
Albany (modern day (Orrick, Missouri), not to be confused with Albany, Missouri, which is in very northern Missouri),Ray County, Missouri
Result Union Victory
Belligerents
United States United States (Union) Confederate States of America CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Samuel P. Cox William T. Anderson  †
Strength
300 Union troops 150 mounted Confederate guerrillas
Casualties and losses
4 wounded 27

See also

References
  1. A compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer publishing company. 1908. pp. 595–.

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