Click👉Today in History (general history) July 29.
On This Day in Confederate History, July 29.
1862: The Battle of Moore's Mill, Missouri took place on this day in 1862 when Colonel Odon Guitar's 9th Missouri State Militia (Federal) Cavalry, the 3rd Indiana Battery, and the 3rd Iowa Cavalry, numbering 733 men, were attacked by Colonel Joseph C. Porter's 1st Northeast Missouri (Confederate) Cavalry, Blackfoot Rangers, and Cobb's Guerillas, numbering between 260 and 350 troopers in Callaway County Missouri in the northeastern part of the state. The battle started when the Confederate Missourians ambushed the Federal Missourians along the banks of Auxvasse Creek. The Federals took cover in the trees and Guitar brought out his artillery. Porter ordered a charge on the guns and captured one of the pieces. The Federals recaptured the gun and drove off the Confederates. After firing on each other from cover for several hours, Porter's men ran short of ammunition and had to withdraw. Guitar's men were too exhausted to pursue their enemies. The Federals lost 13 killed and 55 wounded. Confederate casualties were estimated to be 11 killed and 21 severely wounded.
The Confederate cruiser C.S.S. Alabama, one of the most famous and successful Confederate Navy warships in the war under the command of Captain Raphael Semmes, was successfully launched on this day in 1862. It secretly set sail from Birkenhead, England, and evaded the U.S.S. Tuscarora which was waiting to intercept it. Alabama was 220 feet in length, 31 feet 8 inches in beam, and had a 17-foot draft. It had both auxiliary sails and steam engines and was capable of a speed of 13 knots. Alabama's armament included 6, 32-pounders, one 110-pounder, and one 68-pounder. It was built by John Laird Sons & Company. Alabama's motto was "Aide Toi, Et Dieu T'aidera," ("God helps those who help themselves).
Confederate General Birthdays, July 29.
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