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Engagement near Carthage

Engagement near Carthage was a battle fought on 5 July 1861 at Jasper County, in what is now Missouri, United States. It was part of the Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War. The recorded result: Confederate victory. Recorded strength: 4,000 armed; 2,000 unarmed against 1,100.

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Map of battlefield core and study areas. The ABPP expanded the 1993 Study Area in the north to include the Confederate and Union lines above Double Trouble Creek. The Study Area boundary was also narr
Map of battlefield core and study areas. The ABPP expanded the 1993 Study Area in the north to include the Confederate and Union lines above Double Trouble Creek. The Study Area boundary was also narr. American Battlefield Protection Program, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought5 July 1861
WhereJasper County, Missouri, United States37.177N, 94.310W
OutcomeConfederate victory
BelligerentsFile:Flag of the Missouri State Guard.svgagainstUnited States
Casualties and losses200and44
Battlefield todayCarthage battlefieldNPS site MO002, 14,497 acres studied, 3,569 core
Part ofTrans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War

Where it sits in the Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War

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15 placed engagements of the Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date5 July 1861
PlaceJasper County, Missouri, United States
37.177N, 94.310W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength4,000 armed; 2,000 unarmed1,100
Casualties and losses20044
Commanders
  • Claiborne Fox Jackson
Engagement near CarthageEngagement near CarthageBattle of Fort BlairBattle of Fort BlairJoplin20 km37.177N, 94.310W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. The dashed outline is the battlefield study area mapped by the NPS American Battlefield Protection Program. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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The National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program maps this as the Carthage battlefield (site MO002): a study area of 14,497 acres, with a core area of 3,569 acres where the fighting was concentrated; 11,757 acres retain enough integrity to be potentially eligible for the National Register.

Engagement near Carthage is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (42 in Missouri).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q670290, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Carthage, Missouri, revision 1378452191, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Battlefield boundary and area from the National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program (public domain). Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.