Springfield supply base
Supply base, Springfield, Missouri.
- Side
- Union
- Kind
- Supply base
- Where
- Springfield, Missouri
- Years
- 1863-1865
SPRINGFIELD SUPPLY BASE
After Marmaduke's Confederates attacked and withdrew on January 8, 1863, Springfield stayed under Union control for the rest of the war. The US Army used it as a supply base for operations in the area, supplied by army wagon train from the railhead at Rolla.
Then
After Marmaduke's Confederates attacked and withdrew on January 8, 1863, Springfield stayed under Union control for the rest of the war, and the US Army used it as a supply base and central point for operations in the area. The routine supply of the Springfield post came by army wagon train from the railhead at Rolla.
Now
Lines owned by BNSF and smaller railroads run through Springfield today.