1. The Battle of Liberty September 17, 1861
Also known as the “Battle of Blue Mills Landing” or the “Battle of Blue Mills”

2. Missouri
The battle—only lasting for an hour—took place just south of Liberty

3. David Rice Atchinson
Missouri State Representative, Senate’s Pro Tempore, and General in the Missouri State Guard

4. Colonel John Scott
Leader of the Union Troops in the Battle of Liberty

5. Clay County, Missouri
Where the fighting took place

7. William Jewell College
Many Union soldiers that were killed in the Battle of Liberty were buried here

8. Citations
"THE BATTLE AT BLUE MILLS LANDING." The New York Times. The New York Times,
22 Sept Web. 18 Jan
"Civil War on the Western Border: The Missouri-Kansas Conflict, " Atchison, David
Rice. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jan
"Civil War on the Western Border: The Missouri-Kansas Conflict, " Civil War on the
Western Border: The Missouri-Kansas Conflict, N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2016
"Lieutenant Colonel John Scott." John Scott, Union Lieutenant Colonel of the Civil War. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 18 Jan
civil-war-generals.findthedata.com/l/272/John-Scott

9. Citations
"Missouri Civil War Battle Liberty Blue Mills." Missouri Civil War Battle Liberty Blue Mills.
N.p., n.d. Web.18 Jan
United States. National Park Service. "Battle Summary: Liberty, MO." National Parks Service.
U.S. Department of the Interior, n.d. Web. 18 Jan