Battle of Moore's Mill

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Battle of Moore's Mill
Part of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War
Date July 28, 1862 Location Callaway County, Missouri Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States of America	Confederate States of America
Commanders and leaders
Odon Guitar	Joseph C. Porter
Strength
733	260–350
Casualties and losses
13 killed 55 wounded	27–202 killed and wounded

Moore's Mill Battlefield
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Along Auxvasse Creek, Calwood, Missouri
Coordinates	38°50′N 91°55′W / 38.84°N 91.92°W / 38.84; -91.92
NRHP reference No.	15000196[1]
Added to NRHP	May 4, 2015

The Battle of Moore's Mill was an American Civil War battle that took place in Central Missouri on July 28, 1862 along Auxvasse Creek near modern-day Calwood. This engagement, the Battle of Kirksville a week later, and the Battle of Compton's Ferry would drive the main Southern recruiters from northern Missouri. The Moore's Mill Battlefield was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.^[1]