As the City of Pittsburg celebrates 150 years, it’s only right to acknowledge another anniversary that quietly passed by over the weekend.
While exact details are few, there are some eyewitness accounts and regimental reports left behind for us to piece together. Much of the attention was focused on events in the East and a more imminent threat brewing in Missouri.
Based on the sources available, here is a version of the events possible on that day.
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Unionists and Sesh clash at Cow Creek