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This Week in The Civil War, for week of Sunday, Aug. 12: Fighting in Missouri.
Fighting in the wide-ranging Civil War erupted in the heartland on Aug. 11, 1862, when Confederate forces attacked Independence, Missouri. The Confederate fighters surprised and scattered Union troops garrisoned at Independence. But ultimately, the Union forces that hadn't been killed or immediately captured were compelled to surrender. It marked a morale-boosting victory for the secessionist government in Richmond, Va. The fighting continued days later when a Confederate force of about 3,000 men attacked more Union pickets it encountered in the state on Aug. 15, 1862. Charges and countercharges ensued as fighting raged for hours in what was also deemed a Confederate victory. However, the Confederates were obliged to withdraw when a larger Union force began advancing on them. More fighting would follow in the weeks and months ahead in the states clustered around the Mississippi River and other inland waterways deemed vital to transport and trade. Also this month 150 year ago in the war, the armies were still feverishly arming and supplying their troops with all manner of goods for an extended conflict. The War Department, in an order published in Northern newspapers, called for rush bids from leather workers to be received by 5 p.m. on Aug. 26, 1862, for thousands of much-needed sets of harnesses, saddles and other cavalry equipment to be rushed to several armories around federal territory. "Bidders will state explicitly in their proposals the time, quantity and place of each delivery," the order stated, adding the bidders should send proposals to the War Department in Washington, D.C., clearly labeled as "Proposals, for Horse Equipments."
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This Week in The Civil War, for week of Sunday, Aug. 19: Confederates on the move.
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