Skirmish at Albany, Missouri facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Skirmish at Albany, Missouri
Part of American Civil War
Date October 26, 1864 Location Albany (modern day Orrick, Missouri), Ray County, Missouri Result Union Victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Samuel P. Cox	William T. Anderson   †
Strength
300 Union troops	150 mounted Confederate guerrillas
Casualties and losses
4 wounded	27

The Skirmish at Albany, Missouri was a battle that was fought between the Union Army and the Quantrill's Raiders in Ray County, Missouri on October 26, 1864. The battle resulted a Union victory, and the notorious Quantrill Raider member William T. Anderson, also known as "Bloody Bill", was killed at this battle.