Battle of Pacific, Missouri. This 1/2 hour skirmish was fought Oct. 1, 1864 on the St. Louis-Franklin County line. Gen. Sterling Price had sent Gen. William L. Cabell who commanded a brigade of Arkansas Cavalry to cut the RR east of Pacific. This was most likely a section of track 1 1/2 to 2 miles east of town. There may even be a small bridge over a creek that was burned as Confederate reports allude to that act being accomplished successfully. At any rate I believe this would be the only real Civil War battle (skirmish) fought in St. Louis County, even though it only began there and moved with greater intensity into Franklin County. In the battle reports, there is no mention of the town of Pacific. What is mentioned is the town of Franklin. Today there is no town of Franklin in Franklin County. That is because it is now called Pacific. But at the time of the Civil War both Federal and Confederate troops most commonly referred to it as Franklin, eventhough officially it changed names by 1858. The Federals arrived via RR cars in which they could take no further west than 1 1/2 to 2 miles east of the town. The Confederate attack included firing their artillery, but it did not stop the Federals who went down on the ground to avoid much of the fire. Then the Federals continued their advance into town as the Confederates burned the town's RR depot on their way out. Although the Confederates heavily outnumbered the Federals the Confederates were not interested in being delayed on their movement toward Jefferson City. The Federal commander was Col.Edward H. Wolff, who commanded a Infantry brigade of Indiana and Illinois troops. The causalities: Federals: 7 wounded, two severely; no known Confederate losses. The Federal units involved were the 54th Illinois Vol. Infantry; 117th Illinois Infantry and the 52nd Indiana Vol. Infantry. There may have been others but this is all I could find in the battle reports Cabell's Brigade consisted of the following: 1st Arkansas Cavalry; 4th Arkansas Cavalry; Morgan's 2nd Arkansas Cavalry; 7th Arkansas Cavalry; Gunter's Arkansas Cavalry Battalion; Harrell's Arkansas Battalion; Witherspoon's Arkansas Cavalry; and Hughey's Artillery Battery. If anyone has information to add about this engagement I would appreciate hearing it. Scott K. Williams