Skirmish at Albany, Missouri

Skirmish at Albany, Missouri
Part of American Civil War
Date October 26, 1864 Location Albany (modern day Orrick, Missouri), Ray County, Missouri Result Union Victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Samuel P. Cox	William T. Anderson   †
Units involved
Union troops	Quantrill's Guerrillas
Strength
300 Union troops	150 mounted Confederate guerrillas
Casualties and losses
4 wounded	27

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]

14 year old Confederate guerilla Clell Miller was taken prisoner.

See also

• William T. Anderson
• Samuel P. Cox

References

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

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