Qualla: Battle of Hartville https://qualla.com/battle-of-hartville en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:04 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/9/y/w/5/battle-of-hartville-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Battle of Hartville https://qualla.com/battle-of-hartville Battle of Hartville: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-hartville/ Photo credit American Battlefield Protection Program, Public domain. Both armies claimed they won at Hartville. Both armies retreated. In the bitter cold of January 11, 1863, Confederate Brigadier General John S. Marmaduke hurled his raiders against a Union force entrenched on high ground west of the Wright County courthouse. Over four hours, assault after assault was repulsed. When it was over, the Confederates held the town and the Federals had left the field -- but Marmaduke had lost a brigade commander and three other senior officers killed or mortally wounded, and was forced into a punishing winter retreat to Arkansas. The Battle of Hartville remains one of the Civil War's most stubbornly disputed engagements, a fight where tactical results pointed in opposite directions depending on which side you asked.

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]]> Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/9/y/w/5/battle-of-hartville-wp/9yw5-battle-of-hartville-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Hartville: Two Columns Through the Ozarks https://qualla.com/battle-of-hartville/ Photo credit American Battlefield Protection Program, Public domain. Marmaduke's first expedition into Missouri was a winter raid designed to disrupt Union supply lines and overrun isolated outposts across the Ozarks. The Confederate force moved in two prongs. Colonel Joseph C. Porter led his Missouri Cavalry Brigade out of Pocahontas, Arkansas, t...

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]]> Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/9/y/w/5/battle-of-hartville-wp/9yw5-battle-of-hartville-sharps-carbines-behind-the-courthouse.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Hartville: Four Hours of Futile Courage https://qualla.com/battle-of-hartville/ Photo credit American Battlefield Protection Program, Public domain. Porter's advance dissolved under the unexpected fire, and the fighting shifted eastward as Shelby's men surged forward to support their beleaguered comrades. Over the next four hours, the Confederates launched assault after assault against Merrill's entrenched line. Each was repu...

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