Print of a battle scene with confederate soldiers in the foreground being driven away by union soldiers in formation in the background. "the campaign in missouri - night attack on the national forces under major bowen, occupying salem, dent county, missouri, by the rebel forces under col. Freeman, december 3-bloody repulse of the rebels. - from a sketch by our artist attached to gen. Halleck's command. - see page 86. " (printed below image). Newspaper clipping from frank leslie's illustrated newspaper, december 28, 1861. Title: "the campaign in missouri-night attack on the national forces under major bowen, occupying salem, dent county, missouri, by the rebel forces under col. Freeman, december 3 - bloody repulse of the rebels. "
before dawn on dec. 3, 1861, a skirmish took place, often called the battle of salem. About 120 union troops led by major w. D. Bowen defeated around 300 pro-southern state troops led by col. T. R. Freeman and remained in control of salem, strategic point on the road to the railway terminus at rolla. Union forces occupied salem throughout the war, except briefly in 1864, when raiders burned the courthouse and jail. Date: 28 December 1861.
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