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Battle of Rush Creek

Battle of Rush Creek was a battle fought in 1865 at Morrill County, in what is now Nebraska, United States. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Morrill County. The recorded result: Inconclusive. Recorded strength: 185 soldiers against 1,000 warriors.

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Cedar Creek, formerly Rush Creek, near its confluence with the North Platte River, 2-3 miles downstream along the North Platte from Broadwater in rural Morrill County, Nebraska. Camera is facing downs
Cedar Creek, formerly Rush Creek, near its confluence with the North Platte River, 2-3 miles downstream along the North Platte from Broadwater in rural Morrill County, Nebraska. Camera is facing downs. Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1865
WhereMorrill County, Nebraska, United States41.690N, 103.010W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeInconclusive
BelligerentsUnited States ArmyagainstCheyenne, Lakota Sioux, and Arapaho tribes
Casualties and losses2–3 killed, 9 woundedand1+ killed, 2 wounded

Record

Date1865 (year precision)
to 1865
PlaceMorrill County, Nebraska, United States
41.690N, 103.010W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength185 soldiers1,000 warriors
Casualties and losses2–3 killed, 9 wounded1+ killed, 2 wounded
Commanders
  • William O. Collins
  • George Bent
Battle of Rush CreekBattle of Rush CreekBattle of Mud SpringsBattle of Ash HollowBattle of JulesburgGrattan massacreBattle of Summit SpringsBattle of Mud SpringsBattle of Ash HollowBattle of JulesburgGrattan massacreBattle of Summit SpringsCheyenneFort CollinsScottsbluffSidneyChadronAlliance100 km41.690N, 103.010W
Placed at Morrill County; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1865

Battle of Rush Creek is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,264 in present-day United States (5 in Nebraska).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872218, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Rush Creek, revision 1370587786, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.