Lexington MO023

supportedunresolved NPS says Rosecrans could not communicate with Curtis to formalize a pincer and that Blunt gained valuable information about the size and disposition of Price's army. Britton says Blunt learned on entering Lexington that Shelby was at Waverly, and that Blunt sent couriers to Sanborn but no couriers from Sanborn reached him. Price says he acted on information that the Federal generals were at Lexington.

Attributed knowledge from a summary, a history and an interested report; no message log inspected.

supportedunresolved Britton says Blunt had no field artillery, so his short-range howitzers could not answer Shelby's long-range rifled guns, and that a field battery of rifled guns would have let him do more. Price says his army marched twenty-six miles that day.

Equipment and march distance only; no ammunition or supply return.

supportedunresolved Britton says Blunt meant to hold Price until Sanborn could strike his flank. Price says he turned left after crossing the Tabo to intercept a feared junction of Blunt with McNeil and A. J. Smith. NPS says the Kansas militia refused to enter Missouri.

Stated aims from a history, an interested report and a summary.

supportedpost_outcome The frozen and live results read Confederate victory. Price says the Federals were driven past Lexington and pursued until night; Britton calls it a skirmish; NPS says it further retarded Price's slow march.

Retain the original result and engagement interval; later movements and campaign contribution are different measures. No new probabilities or individual causal credit.

supportedpost_outcome The frozen casualty text reads Unknown and the live field zero. No inspected passage gives a loss figure for either side.

Original casualty returns were not inspected; preserve totals, categories, cutoffs and differences. No canonical reconciliation or casualty-based opening count; related actions must not be added without resolving population overlap.

supportedunresolved Britton says Blunt held until nearly sundown and then ordered the retreat, Moonlight's brigade covering it. Price says Shelby's advance met the Federals about 2 p.m. The frozen commanders are Major General Sterling Price and Major General James G. Blunt; the live page gives Blunt as Brigadier General.

Command roles from a history and an interested report; no automatic sole credit, and the live rank is not adopted.

unknownunresolved

No inspected return establishes matched personnel at a common opening boundary. The frozen side-specific numerical strength bounds are blank (missing_numeric_strength). No figure in this pass is adopted as a simultaneous opening force.

disputedunresolved The frozen force field reads 1st Division, Army of the Border and Army of Missouri; the live field reads zero. NPS says Blunt set out with 2,000 men. Price says he had information that Blunt, Lane and Jennison were at Lexington with 3,000 to 4,000 Federals; he had entered Missouri with about 8,000 armed men. Britton says Blunt's command was the First and Second Brigades under Jennison and Moonlight, without field artillery, and that the requested reinforcements were not sent.

A summary figure, an intelligence estimate and unit identifications; no return at the action. None is adopted as a matched opening strength. The live zero is not measured absence.

supportedunresolved Britton says Blunt formed southeast of the city on open, undulating ground that let him watch the enemy a mile or so ahead, and that his outposts fought three or four miles out.

Ground described by a history; no map verification.