Joseph C. Porter
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Joseph Chrisman Porter was a Confederate officer in the American Civil War, a key leader in the guerrilla campaigns in northern Missouri, and a figure of controversy. The main source for his history,
James, the brother of Joseph Porter
Union Colonel John McNeil, who defeated Porter at the Battle of Kirksville.
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.
Joseph C. Porter
…the east. After the expedition had failed, the commands of Marmaduke and Porter united east of Marshfield, and started to retreat into Arkansas. At the Battle of Hartville, in Wright Country on January 11, 1863, a small Federal force was encountered and defeated, although at severe loss to the Confederates, who had many…
Major George R Kirtley Grave Marker in the Springfield National Cemetery