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But it became more famous as the center of a bloody three-day Civil War battle in 1861. Walk through the Anderson House at Battle of Lexington State Historic Site and marvel at the bullet holes still in the walls and evidence of the cannon shots. The battlefield is peaceful now, dotted.
The Battle of Lexington State Historic Site is a state-owned property located in the city of Lexington, Missouri. The site was established in 1958 to preserve the grounds where an American Civil War battle took place in 1861 between Confederate troops led by Major-General Sterling Price and federal troops led by Colonel James A. Mulligan.
Site includes a Visitors Center with a twenty minute video about the Battle of Lexington and exhibits. A self-guided walking tour of the battlefield includes low-profile exhibits describing the action.
Lexington, Mo is brimming with annetebellum homes and amazing architecture, and is surrounded by beautiful landscapes. The Anderson House was used as a hospital during the Civil War. The site is most notable for the Battle of the Hemp Bales. Come find out why.
The town of Lexington, Missouri was the site of many important events during the Civil War. The First Battle of Lexington (also known as the Battle of the Hemp Bales), gave the Confederates tenuous control over northwestern Missouri early in the war, and the town's proslavery inhabitants supported the bushwhackers and border ruffians who ...
The site features a Civil War battlefield and the Anderson House, which was used as a field hospital during the September 1861 battle. Highlights include a visitor center with exhibits; an interpretive, self-guided trail on the battlefield; and guided tours of the Anderson House and battlefield.
Lexington was the site of the largest battle in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. The battlefield on the bluffs of the Missouri River is now a state park where the trenches in the battlefield are still visible today.
The Battle of Lexington State Historic Site is located in Lexington, Missouri about an hour east of Kansas City, Missouri. Of the few Civil War battlefields never under cultivation, the entrenchments from the Civil War are still visible. There is a self-guided walking tour of the battlefield.
The Missouri State Guard troops of Maj. Gen. Sterling Price defeated the Union troops of Col. James A. Mulligan and captured the Missouri River port of Lexington during the Sept. 18-20, 1861, battle at this 106-acre historic site.
The Battle of Lexington State Historic Site, established in 1958, preserves the battleground of the First Battle of Lexington. It is located on the north side of town, and encompasses the Anderson House, a mansion that was caught in the middle of the fighting.