Skirmish at Albany, Missouri
| Skirmish at Albany, Missouri | |||||||
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| Part of American Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Samuel P. Cox | William T. Anderson † | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Union troops | Quantrill's Guerrillas | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 300 Union troops | 150 mounted Confederate guerrillas | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 4 wounded | 27 | ||||||
The Skirmish at Albany, Missouri was a battle that was fought between the Union Army and the Quantrill's Raiders in Ray County, Missouri on October 26, 1864. The battle resulted a Union victory, and the notorious Quantrill Raider member William T. Anderson, also known as "Bloody Bill", was killed at this battle.
14 year old Confederate guerilla Clell Miller was taken prisoner.