The Battle of Glasgow was fought on October 15, 1864, in and near Glasgow, Missouri as part of Price's Raid during the American Civil War. In late 1864, Confederate leadership in the Trans-Mississippi Theater planned a campaign into the state of Missouri, in hopes of drawing Union troops from more important theaters east of the Mississippi River. Major General Sterling Price commanded the expedition, and initially hoped to capture St. Louis, although an early defeat at the Battle of Pilot Knob led him to abandon this plan. After the strength of the Union garrison at Jefferson City convinced Price to cancel a planned attempt to capture the place, he led his army into the pro-Confederate region of Little Dixie, where recruiting efforts were successful.