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The Battle of Carthage State Historic Site is a state-owned property located in the city of Carthage, Missouri. The 7.4-acre (3.0 ha) site preserves one of the skirmish sites of the Battle of Carthage which took place in 1861 as one of the first battles of the American Civil War . [ 4 ]
The Missouri Civil War Museum opened in the park in June 2013 after an eleven-year historic renovation of the 1905 Post Exchange and Gymnasium Building, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. [9] The museum is the largest Civil War museum in the state of Missouri with over 22,000 square feet and two floors of exhibits.
The Battle of Carthage, also known as the Engagement near Carthage, took place at the beginning of the American Civil War on July 5, 1861, near Carthage, Missouri. The experienced Colonel Franz Sigel commanded 1,100 Federal soldiers intent on keeping Missouri within the Union .
Missouri Civil War Museum: Lemay: St. Louis: Northeast: Military: State's role during the American Civil War Missouri Farm Bureau Log Home: Jefferson City: Cole: Central: Historic house: website, 1850s log home, displays about the state's agricultural heritage over the last 150 years Missouri Governor's Mansion: Jefferson City: Cole: Central ...
Carthage is located south of the Spring River along US Route 71. Joplin is approximately twelve miles to the southwest and Neosho is about 17 miles to the south. [15]According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.69 square miles (30.28 km 2), of which 11.65 square miles (30.17 km 2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km 2) is water.
American Civil War museums in Missouri (6 P) Pages in category "Military and war museums in Missouri" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Missouri in the American Civil War was divided, with the southern and central portion of the state pro-Confederacy, and most of the rest pro-Union. By the end of the Civil War, Missouri had supplied nearly 110,000 troops to the Union and at least 40,000 troops for the Confederate Army with additional bands of pro–Confederate guerrillas. [4]
"Missouri Railroads During the Civil War and Reconstruction." Missouri Historical Review 35#2 (1941) pp. 188–206; Fluker, Amy Laurel. Commonwealth of Compromise: Civil War Commemoration in Missouri (U of Missouri Press, 2020) online review; Geiger, Mark W. Financial Fraud and Guerrilla Violence in Missouri's Civil War, 1861–1865.