Battle of Mount Zion Church
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The Battle of Mount Zion Church was a battle of the American Civil War, which occurred on December 28, 1861 in Boone County, Missouri. The resulting Union victory here and elsewhere in central Missouri curtailed Confederate recruiting activities in the region.
Brig. Gen. Benjamin M. Prentiss led a Union force of 5 mounted companies and 2 companies of Birge’s sharpshooters into Boone County to protect the North Missouri Railroad and overawe secessionist sentiment there. After arriving in Sturgeon on December 26, Prentiss learned of a band of Confederates near Hallsville. He sent a company to Hallsville the next day that fought a Confederate force under the command of Col. Caleb Dorsey and suffered numerous casualties, including many taken prisoner, before retreating to Sturgeon. On December 28, Prentiss set out with his entire force to meet Dorsey's force. He routed one company of Confederates on the road from Hallsville to Mount Zion and learned that the rest of the force was at Mount Zion Church. Prentiss headed for the church. After a short battle, the Confederates retreated, leaving their killed and wounded on the battlefield and abandoning many animals, weapons, and supplies.
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