Mine Creek, Battle of

In the American Civil War, battle fought at Mine Creek, Kansas, on 25 October 1864. It was a decisive victory for the Union and the last major Civil War battle fought in the west.

Nearly 7,000 Confederate soldiers under General Sterling Price formed a defensive line for their wagon train crossing Mine Creek. Less than half as many Union cavalry, around 3,000 men, under General Alfred Pleasonton attacked the line, piercing it, and causing chaos as Confederate soldiers tried to escape up the steep banks of the creek. The Union army killed or captured nearly 1,000 Confederate soldiers and commandeered all their artillery. Price was forced to abandon his plans to move south and attack Fort Scott.