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First Battle of Newtonia

First Battle of Newtonia was a battle fought on 30 September 1862 at Newtonia, 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 to 4,500 against 5,500.

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Fought30 September 1862
WhereNewtonia, Missouri, United States36.884N, 94.184W
OutcomeConfederate victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstConfederate States of America
Casualties and losses245 or over 400and78
Battlefield todayNewtonia Ii battlefieldNPS site MO029, 6,748 acres studied, 2,268 core
Part ofTrans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War

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

Siege of Lexington, 1861Engagement near Carthage, 1861Battle of Wilson's Creek, 1861Action at Blue Mills Landing, 1861Engagement at Fredericktown, 1861Action at Springfield, 1861Battle of Belmont, 1861Battle of St. Charles, 1862Battle of Moore's Mill, 1862First Battle of Newtonia, 1862Skirmish at Island Mound, 1862Battle of Cane Hill, 1862Battle of Cape Girardeau, 1863Battle of Devil's Backbone, 1863Second Battle of Cabin Creek, 186418611864First Battle of Newtonia, 1862
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

Date30 September 1862
PlaceNewtonia, Missouri, United States
36.884N, 94.184W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength4,000 to 4,5005,500
Casualties and losses245 or over 40078
Commanders
  • Frederick Salomon
First Battle of NewtoniaFirst Battle of NewtoniaSecond Battle of NewtoniaJoplin20 km36.884N, 94.184W
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.
Map of battlefield core and study areas. The ABPP expanded the 1993 Study Area to include the town of Granby, from which Union forces marched to Newtonia, and the Confederate approach from Camp Coffee
Map of battlefield core and study areas. The ABPP expanded the 1993 Study Area to include the town of Granby, from which Union forces marched to Newtonia, and the Confederate approach from Camp Coffee. American Battlefield Protection Program, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Elsewhere in 1862

The National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program maps this as the Newtonia Ii battlefield (site MO029): a study area of 6,748 acres, with a core area of 2,268 acres where the fighting was concentrated; 5,302 acres retain enough integrity to be potentially eligible for the National Register.

First Battle of Newtonia 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 Q3853944, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Battle of Newtonia, revision 1370618836, 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.