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Battle of Mud Springs

Battle of Mud Springs was a battle fought in 1865 at Morrill County, in what is now Nebraska, United States. The recorded result: Inconclusive. Recorded strength: 230 soldiers against 500–1,000 warriors.

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Monument at Mud Springs Pony Express station site, located in southern Morrill County, Nebraska, about 2 miles west of U.S. Highway 385, just west of county road 107 between county roads 68 and 70.
Monument at Mud Springs Pony Express station site, located in southern Morrill County, Nebraska, about 2 miles west of U.S. Highway 385, just west of county road 107 between county roads 68 and 70.. Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1865
WhereMorrill County, Nebraska, United States41.484N, 103.017W
OutcomeInconclusive
BelligerentsUnited States of AmericaagainstCheyenne, Lakota Sioux, and Arapaho tribes
Casualties and losses1 dead, 8 woundedandFew, if any

Record

Date1865 (year precision)
to 6 February 1865
PlaceMorrill County, Nebraska, United States
41.484N, 103.017W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength230 soldiers500–1,000 warriors
Casualties and losses1 dead, 8 woundedFew, if any
Commanders
  • William O. Collins
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1865

Battle of Mud Springs is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (5 in Nebraska).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871815, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mud Springs, revision 1370270113, 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. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.