Missouri State Militia Special Order No. 279

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Title: Missouri State Militia Special Order No. 279
Creator: H. Mitchell
Description: By order of Major Robert W. Fyan, H. Mitchell instructs Lieutenant T. A. Wakefield of the Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment Company "A" to take charge of one hundred men and pursue Sterling Price as his Confederate forces raid central Missouri.
Date: October 10, 1864
Local Subject: Missouri military units (Union)
Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
People: H. Mitchell
City: Springfield
Owning Organization: Missouri Valley Special Collections
State: Missouri
County: Greene County
Location: James J. Akard Papers, Series IV: Notebook 3
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