Battle of Lone Jack

Battle of Lone Jack
Part of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the
American Civil War
Map of Lone Jack Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program
Lone Jack Battlefield
DateAugust 15–16, 1862
Location38°52′14″N 94°11′17″W / 38.87056°N 94.18806°W / 38.87056; -94.18806
Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States United States (Union) Confederate States of America CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Emory S. Foster Vard Cockrell
Strength
800 1,500–3,000
Casualties and losses
160 118
Thomas H. Brown, William Brown and Abe Brown, Confederate soldiers who fought at the Battle of Lone Jack

The Battle of Lone Jack took place during the American Civil War on August 15–16, 1862 in Jackson County, Missouri. The battle was part of the Confederate guerrilla and recruiting campaign in Missouri in 1862.


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