Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Battle of Wilson's Creek was very early in the Civil War, but it was very crucial to the Show-Me State. "Both sides coveted ...

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, 10 miles southwest of Springfield, was the site of the first major Civil War battle west of the Mississippi.

As America marks its 250th anniversary, significant milestones in the nation's history are worth revisiting. That includes the first major battle of the Civil War west of the Mississippi River, which ...