<P> The Battle of Carthage , also known as the Battle of Dry Fork , took place at the beginning of the American Civil War on July 5 , 1861 , in Jasper County , Missouri . The experienced Colonel Franz Sigel commanded 1,100 Federal soldiers intent on keeping Missouri within the Union . The Missouri State Guard was commanded by Governor Claiborne F. Jackson himself and numbered over 4,000 soldiers led by a hero of Mexico , Sterling Price , along with 2,000 unarmed troops who did not participate in the battle . The battle was a strategic victory by the Missouri State Guard in large part owing to new tactics introduced on the battlefield by independent partisan rangers serving with Capt . Jo Shelby . Carthage played a part in determining Missouri 's course during the war , as it helped spark recruitment for the Southern regiments . A founder of the county who fought in the battle and was then elected Lieutenant Colonel of the 13th Missouri Cavalry Regiment and 5th Missouri Infantry , attorney Robert Wells Crawford served as a recruiter for the Confederate Army in Missouri , a post he was nominated for by Waldo P. Johnson , formerly a United States Senator from Missouri in a letter to Missouri governor - in - exile Jackson dated October 24 , 1862 . </P>
<P> The Battle of Carthage , also known as the Battle of Dry Fork , took place at the beginning of the American Civil War on July 5 , 1861 , in Jasper County , Missouri . The experienced Colonel Franz Sigel commanded 1,100 Federal soldiers intent on keeping Missouri within the Union . The Missouri State Guard was commanded by Governor Claiborne F. Jackson himself and numbered over 4,000 soldiers led by a hero of Mexico , Sterling Price , along with 2,000 unarmed troops who did not participate in the battle . The battle was a strategic victory by the Missouri State Guard in large part owing to new tactics introduced on the battlefield by independent partisan rangers serving with Capt . Jo Shelby . Carthage played a part in determining Missouri 's course during the war , as it helped spark recruitment for the Southern regiments . A founder of the county who fought in the battle and was then elected Lieutenant Colonel of the 13th Missouri Cavalry Regiment and 5th Missouri Infantry , attorney Robert Wells Crawford served as a recruiter for the Confederate Army in Missouri , a post he was nominated for by Waldo P. Johnson , formerly a United States Senator from Missouri in a letter to Missouri governor - in - exile Jackson dated October 24 , 1862 . </P>
where did the battle of carthage take place
where did the battle of carthage take place
Jasper County , Missouri
Jasper County , Missouri