Mosby M. Parsons Monument, in Riverview Cemetery
N 38° 35.785 W 092° 13.246
15S E 567857 N 4272279
In Jefferson City is a new monument to Mosby M. Parsons. Born in Virginia, he moved here in 1835.He was a company commander during the Mexican War with Alexander Doniphan’s epic march. During the War Between the States he was a Confederate General.
Waymark Code: WM6X7R
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 07/31/2009
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Mosby Monroe Parsons was born in Charlottesville, Virginia on May 22, 1822. He moved to Cole County Missouri with his parents in 1835. He studied law in St. Charles, Missouri and became a lawyer in Jefferson City. During the Mexican War he was the commander of Company F “Missouri Dragoons” and participated in the epic march of Colonel Alexander Doniphan’s 1st Missouri Volunteers of over 5000 miles.
In the period 1853-1857 he was Attorney General of Missouri and then elected to the Missouri State Senate. He sided with Governor Clayborne Fox Jackson and when war came to Missouri, he was appointed a brigadier general and commanded the 6th division of the Missouri State Guard. Missouri had a split government at that time as Gov Jackson was a governor in exile from the Governors Mansion in Jefferson City.
Parsons was commissioned into Confederate service on November 5, 1862. He took part in the Arkansas campaign of 1862-1863. In 1864 he played a key role in reinforcing Confederate General Richard Taylor (son of President Zachery Taylor) in the Red River campaign.
On April 30, 1864 he was assigned to duty as a Major General by Confederate General Kirby Smith. When the war ended he was paroled as a major general. ( Jefferson Davis apparently never signed his commission to Major General)
He and others from Missouri that did not wish to return home to Missouri, crossed the border into Mexico and was attached to the Imperialist forces of Maximillian of France. He and others from Missouri were executed near Chino on the San Juan River in Nuevo Leon Province. His body and final resting place has never been found,nor his body returned to Missouri. Thus,over the years his existence was largely forgotten by the general public.
In May 2009 a new monument in remembrance of Mosbey's exceptional service to Missouri and the nation was dedicated. It is a great addition to Missouri's history. The battles and that 5000 mile march with Alexander Donniphan is noteworthy.
Furthermore, his valued service to the cause of the Confederate States of America are also noteworthy, even though his ashes remain somewhere in an unmarked grave in Neuvo Leon Province, Mexico.
In May of 2009 reenactors came to Jefferson City for a civil war reenactment at the city's Binder Park.
So, an honor guard from Collins Battery B assembled for the dedication and a cannon salute was fired as the sun was setting in May 2009. It was a magic moment,even though my relatives fought for the Union. It preserved a bit of Missouri history.
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