Second Battle of Lexington

Price, Sterling

By Christopher Phillips, University of Cincinnati

Sterling Price, a U.S. congressman, governor of Missouri, and Confederate major general, was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, to a slave-owning planter family. He eventually became one of the most important Confederate generals operating in Arkansas and Missouri.

Price’s Missouri Expedition (or Price’s Raid)

By Christopher Phillips, University of Cincinnati

Major General Sterling Price’s unsuccessful cavalry raid of September and October 1864, the largest Confederate cavalry raid of the war, sought to capture St. Louis and recover Missouri for the Confederacy. Price believed the expedition would spur recruiting, contribute to Abraham Lincoln’s defeat in the November presidential election, and perhaps end the war.

Battle of Glasgow & Second Battle of Lexington

Sat, 10/15/1864 to Wed, 10/19/1864

Confederate General Sterling Price continues his Missouri Expedition by sending two of his generals to lay siege to Glasgow, Missouri.