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Title
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Trail Will Trace Missouri's Civil War Heritage
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Description
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According to this article, only Tennesee and Virginia had more Civil War battles than Missouri. A Civil War Trail across the state is being created to guide travelers to war sites with markers along roads and highways. The project is starting in central Missouri. According to Greg Wolk, president of Missouri's Civil War Heritage Foundation, there were more than 1,000 Civil War battles in Missouri. Article talks about the Centralia Massacre. Also included is a list of the 17 most important Missouri Civil War battle sites. These include: Athens, Aug. 5, 1861; Kirksville, Aug. 6-9, 1862; Glasgow, Oct. 15, 1864; Boonville, June 17, 1861; Lexington, Sept. 13-20, 1861; Lone Jack, Aug. 15-16, 1862; Westport, Oct. 23, 1864; Carthage, July 5, 1861, Newtonia, Sept. 30, 1862; Wilson's Creek, Aug. 10, 1861; Springfield, Jan. 8, 1863; Pilot Knob, Sept. 27, 1864; Fredericktown, Oct. 21, 1861; Belmont, Nov. 7, 1861; New Madrid, Feb. 28-April 8, 1862; Cape Girardeau, April 26, 1863; and Camp Jackson, May 10, 1861.
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Date
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2006-07-17
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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A Fight to Save Where They Fought
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Description
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Article on the Monnett Battle of Westport Fund and their attempts to acquire land of the Big Blue Battlefield north of Swope Park. The fund controls more than half of the area near the Blue River where Union and Confederate troops fought the largest battle west of the Mississippi during the Civil War. Its goal is to protect and promote the history of the battlefield.
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Date
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2012-07-03
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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In Sync Over Saving History
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Description
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The Civil War Round Table of Western Missouri and the city of Independence, Missouri, have reached an agreement to preserve and promote the Little Blue Battlefield in northeast Independence. The battlefield was considered an "at-risk" historic district by the Civil War Preservation Trust due to a proposed construction of the seven-mile Little Blue Parkway in the area. However, under the new agreement, city tourism officials and round-table members are working together to create a driving tour of the battlefield which will identify 15 significant sites.
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Date
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2007-12-28
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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''A Stirring Effect on the Enemy'': Civil War Archaeology of Sharp's Cornfield at the 1861 Battle of Wilson's Creek, Missouri
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Description
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Wilson's Creek National Battlefield is located near Republic, Missouri, in the southwest part of Missouri around 15 miles from Springfield. "The battle was commemorated when Congress passed a joint resolution on December 24, 1861; and Wilson's Creek was only one of six battles to receive this distinction during the war." This article includes sections entitled "The Battle" which gives unit organization; "2001 Archaeological Inventory" which focuses on the south end of the battlefield; and "The Physical Evidence of the Fight in Sharp's Cornfield".
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Date
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2005-12-01
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Historical Landmarks, Trails & Monuments in and around Kansas City, Mo.
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Description
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Historic areas marked with associated dates including Indian campsites, battle fields, churches, cemeteries, forts, bridges, fords or ferries. Includes Clay, Jackson, and parts of Cass County in Missouri and Indian Territory in Kansas showing the Delaware, Wyandotte, and Shawnee Inidan areas. Along the left side is a chronological list of events, "Kawsmouth Chronology," from 1797 to 1869.
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Date
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1942
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Battlefields of the Civil War
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Description
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Map shows Civil War battlefields in an area of the U.S. ending with the western border of Missouri. A second map, titled "War in the Southwest," focuses on battles in Georgia, Tennessee and as far west as California. A third map, "Cockpit of the Civil War," focuses on the east, including Richmond, Gettysburg, Charleston, Fort Sumter.
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Date
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1961
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Border War Archaeology in Bates County, Missouri
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Description
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"Archaeological research is currently being conducted in Bates County, Missouri, an area at the epicenter of some of the worst guerrilla warfare on American soil. This is an opportunity to test theories that this type of warfare promotes predictable socioeconomic response." Article talks about the research program and some of the initial findings.
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Date
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2009-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Archaeological Survey of the Lone Jack Battlefield Park, Jackson County, Missouri
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Description
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The Lone Jack Historical Society and the Jackson County government have long been interested in nominating the Lone Jack Battlefield (23JA606) to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Currently, only 3.4 acres of the battlefield are protected. This includes the three acre Lone Jack Battlefield Park that contains the battle's burial trenches, and Lot 32 that contained the Cave Hotel, a prominent landmark of the battle. Thus, these 3.4 acres are the core area of the proposed NRHP boundary. A bucket auger survey at 15-meter intervals was performed across the park, in addition to a select area for [a] ground-penetrating radar (GPR) survey. Another GPR survey area was located in Lot 32. Combined, the bucket auger and GPR surveys appear to have determined the location of a blacksmith shop (within the park) that was also a prominent battle landmark. In addition, GPR work in Lot 32 showed promising anomalies likely associated with the Cave Hotel. Evidence of a light prehistoric occupation and razed post-war residences were also discovered. For these reasons, the Lone Jack Battlefield Park and Lot 32 are recommended eligible for the NRHP.
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Date
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2012-03
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Object Type
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Report
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Title
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Unheralded Role by Black Soldiers is Saluted at Last
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Description
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Article on the dedication of the Battle of Island Mound historic site. The battle was fought between Confederates and the First Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry on October 27, 1862. The Kansas soldiers were stationed at nearby Fort Africa, and "were the first former slaves and freed men to defeat Confederate forces in the Civil War." The site, near Butler in Bates County, was bought by Missouri in 2008 for use as a state park.
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Date
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2012-10-26
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
