Battle of Yellow Creek (1862) manufactured tobacco, cigars, and such like articles at said stand, without taking a license therefor, either state, county or corporation, so that he do not sell distilled or spirituous liquors at said place. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 17, 1863.” Battle of Yellow Creek (1862) The Battle of Yellow Creek (also known as Skirmish at Yellow Creek) was an action during the American Civil War, occurring August 13, 1862, along the Yellow Creek in Chariton County, Missouri. The Battle of Yellow Creek followed an earlier battle at Compton's
Battle of Rush Creek Battle of Rush Creek The Battle of Rush Creek took place February 8–9, 1865, between approximately 185 soldiers of the U.S. Army and 1,000 warriors of the Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes. The inconclusive battle took place four miles southeast of present-day Broadwater, Nebraska, along both banks of the North Platte River. After the Sand Creek Massacre in November 1864 in Colorado, the Plains Indians of the three tribes in that region decided to move northward to the more isolated Powder River Country of Wyoming and Montana. En route they sought revenge for Sand Creek, raiding along the South