Battle of Wilson's Creek Service interpreters dressed in period clothing. In addition, the Civil War Trust (a division of the American Battlefield Trust) and its partners have acquired and preserved of the Wilson's Creek battlefield. Battle of Wilson's Creek The Battle of Wilson's Creek, also known as the Battle of Oak Hills, was the first major battle of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. Fought on August 10, 1861, near Springfield, Missouri, between Federal forces and the Missouri State Guard, it is sometimes called the "Bull Run of the West." At the beginning of the war, Missouri maintained an officially neutral status.
Battle of Calebee Creek Battle of Calebee Creek The Battle of Calebee Creek (also spelled "Calabee", "Callabee", or in the official report at the time, "Chalibee") took place on January 27, 1814, during the Creek War, in Macon County, Alabama, west of Fort Mitchell. General Floyd, with 1,200 Georgia volunteers, a company of cavalry and 400 friendly Yuchi, repulsed a night attack of the Red Sticks on his camp. Floyd lost so many in this hostile country that he immediately withdrew to the Chattahoochee River. Also referred to as the Battle for Camp Defiance. After the Red Stick attack on Fort Mims (about 30