Battle of Charleston

The Battle of Charleston, also known as the Battle of Bird's Point, was a minor clash in Charleston, Missouri, United States during the American Civil War. On August 19, 1861, Union forces led by Col. Henry Dougherty were able to destroy a Confederate camp. There had been a number of clashes in the Charleston and Bird's Point area for the previous week between pro-Union forces and secession groups.

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1861  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, United States, 

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Location: 36.83, -89.29, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1861 Battle of Belmont

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Ironclads off Cairo, Illinois

The Great Mississippi Expedition—Commodore Foote’s Iron-Clad Gun Boats at Cairo, Awaiting Orders for Departure - NYIN 1862

"Two Slave Hunters Expelled From the Camp of the Twenty-Second Illinois Volunteers at Bird's Point, Missouri."

"Occupation of Bird's Point, Missouri, Opposite Cairo, Ill., by Colonel Shuttner's Missouri Regiment of United States Volunteers."

"Embarking Troops and Col. Buell's Artillery at Bird's Point, Missouri, by Order of General Fremont, to Reinforce the Federal Army Under General Prentiss."

Map of Cairo and its Vicinity

Levee at Cairo (1865)

Cairo, Il(linois) 1867. LOC 73693346

Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (14576300618)

Letter from Halliday Brothers

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1861	Battle of Charleston	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1861	Battle of Belmont	battle	Wikidata
commons	image		Ironclads off Cairo, Illinois		Commons
commons	image		The Great Mississippi Expedition—Commodore Foote’s Iron-Clad Gun Boats at Cairo, Awaiting Orders for Departure - NYIN 1862		Commons
commons	image		"Two Slave Hunters Expelled From the Camp of the Twenty-Second Illinois Volunteers at Bird's Point, Missouri."		Commons
commons	image		"Occupation of Bird's Point, Missouri, Opposite Cairo, Ill., by Colonel Shuttner's Missouri Regiment of United States Volunteers."		Commons
commons	image		"Embarking Troops and Col. Buell's Artillery at Bird's Point, Missouri, by Order of General Fremont, to Reinforce the Federal Army Under General Prentiss."		Commons
commons	image		Map of Cairo and its Vicinity		Commons
commons	image		Levee at Cairo (1865)		Commons
commons	image		Cairo, Il(linois) 1867. LOC 73693346		Commons
commons	image		Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (14576300618)		Commons
commons	image		Letter from Halliday Brothers		Commons