Battle of Lone Jack
| Battle of Lone Jack | |||||||
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| Part of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War | |||||||
Hand-to Hand fight at Lone Jack (19th-century illustration of Younger Brothers story) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Emory S. Foster | Vard Cockrell | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 800 | 1,500–3,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 160 | 118 | ||||||
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.