Episode 2 of 3
Urban Fighting and Stockade Capture
- When
- January 8, 1863
- Where
- Springfield, Missouri
- Part of
- Second Battle of Springfield
Confederates seized an un-garrisoned college stockade to use as a fortress against Union fortifications.
Confederates advanced over open ground against Fort Number 4, using tree stumps and rock piles for shelter. The Union forces failed to garrison the college stockade, allowing Confederates to seize the building easily. They used it as a fortress to return fire from Fort No. 4.
Sources
- Second Battle of Springfield Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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