Battle of Hartville
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The Battle of Hartville was fought January 11, 1863, in Wright County, Missouri, as part of John S. Marmaduke's first expedition into Missouri, during the American Civil War.
Major George R Kirtley Grave Marker in the Springfield National Cemetery
Emmett MacDonald
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Emmett MacDonald was a military officer who served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. MacDonald was born in Ohio in 1834, but moved to Missouri in the early 1850s. A lawyer
Battle of Hartville
…frontal assaults had resulted in the death or mortal wounding of several senior CSA officers including: brigade commander Col. Joseph C. Porter, Col. Emmett MacDonald, Lt. Col. John Wimer, and Major George R. Kirtley. The raid itself caused great disruption of Federal forces in the region and a number of small outposts…
Col. Emmet Mac Donald, Missouri State Guard