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Fight at California, MO

The journal of Union Captain Albert Tracy contains the following entry for October 8, 1861: Make about ten miles, and camp near the town of California--utterly denuded and deserted by its inhabitants. Windows and doors of the dwellings are either fast nailed, or smashed wholly out, and a more meloncholy exhibition in its way I have not seen. A chimney or two, standing amid areas of ashes and debris, show the marks, or rather perhaps results, of a fight which took place recently in the town between Home Guards and some raiding rebels. (end quote) Does anyone have any information about this fight or of the identity of any of the units or combatants involved?

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