<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War" id="mwpg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wilson's_Creek" id="mwpw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Wilson's Creek">Battle of Wilson's Creek</a>: A mixed force of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America" id="mwqA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Confederate States of America">Confederate</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_State_Guard" id="mwqQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Missouri State Guard">Missouri State Guard</a>, and Arkansas State troops defeat outnumbered attacking <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_(American_Civil_War)" id="mwqg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Union (American Civil War)">Union</a> forces in the southwestern part of the state.