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The Battle of Byram's Ford was fought on October 22 and 23, 1864, during the American Civil War. In late 1864, Major General Sterling Price of the Confederate States Army conducted an invasion of Missouri. On October 22, Price's army found itself caught between two Union forces, commanded by Major Generals James G. Blunt and Alfred Pleasonton. Part of Price's force delayed Pleasonton, while the rest broke Blunt's line at Byram's Ford by finding an alternate crossing. The next day, Pleasonton defeated Confederate forces under Major General John S. Marmaduke at Byram's Ford, while the rest of the Confederate army was beaten at the concurrent Battle of Westport. Price's wagon train escaped from a Union brigade, and the Confederate army withdrew southwards in disorder. Price's army suffered further defeats during the retreat and lost over two-thirds of its men during the campaign. A portion of the battlefield is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (Full article...)
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Hi Hog Farm and congratulations. A draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits from you or from anyone else interested are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 22:15, 15 August 2021 (UTC)