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 Brier Creek court martial acquitted him of charges of cowardice, but did convict him of failure to secure his camp. Brier Creek stalemated American attempts to force the enemy out of the new state and guaranteed British domination of the region. William Moultrie, in his memoirs of the war, wrote that the loss at Brier Creek extended the war by a year and made possible the British invasion of South Carolina in 1780. It also caused the state of Georgia to temporarily revert to British colony status from 1779 to 1782. Battle of Brier Creek The Battle of Brier Creek was an