The Battle of Marais des Cygnes (/ ˌmɛər də ˈziːn, - ˈsiːn, ˈmɛər də ziːn /) [2][3] took place on October 25, 1864, in Linn County, Kansas, during Price's Missouri Campaign during the American Civil War. It is also known as the Battle of Trading Post. [4]

The Battle of Marais des Cygnes, Kansas, occurred on October 25, 1864, during the Civil War as part of Major General Sterling Price’s Raid into Missouri and Kansas.

On May 19, 1858, approximately 30 border ruffians led by Charles Hamilton, a Georgia native and proslavery leader, crossed into the Kansas Territory from Missouri. They arrived at Trading Post, Kansas, in the morning and then headed back to Missouri.

The Battle of Marais des Cygnes was a battle during Price's Missouri Raid in the American Civil War. It happened on October 25, 1864, in Linn County, Kansas. It is also called the Battle of Osage, or the Battle of Trading Post. It was the first of three related actions on the same day.

Marais des Cygnes, Kansas, also known as Trading Post. Confederate major-General Sterling Price’s retreating army was hampered by the presence of a large supply train with at least 500 wagons carrying desperately-needed supplies.

On May 19, 1858, proslavery “border ruffians” led by Charles Hamilton rounded up a number of suspected antislavery men near the town of Trading Post in modern Linn County, Kansas, marched 11 men into a secluded ravine, and opened fire on them, killing five and seriously wounding five others before escaping back across the border into Missouri.

The Battle of Marais des Cygnes (/ ˌmɛər də ˈziːn, - ˈsiːn, ˈmɛər də ziːn /) took place on October 25, 1864, in Linn County, Kansas, during Price's Missouri Campaign during the American Civil War. It is also known as the Battle of Trading Post.

The Battle of Marais des Cygnes took place on October 25, 1864, in Linn County, Kansas during Price's Missouri Raid in the American Civil War. It is also called the Battle of Osage, and the Battle of Trading Post.

Border ruffians led by Charles Hamilton, a settler from Georgia, round up known Free-Staters and open fire on them in a ravine northeast of Trading Post, Kansas. Five of the 11 are killed, and another five are wounded. The survivors of what became known as the Marais des Cygnes Massacre feign death to escape with their lives.

The Battle of Marais des Cygnes (/ˌmɛər də ˈziːn, - ˈsiːn, ˈmɛər də ziːn/) took place on October 25, 1864, in Linn County, Kansas, during Price's Missouri Raid in the American Civil War. It is also known as the Battle of Trading Post.