Battle of Pilot Knob - Iron County Courthouse - Ironton, MO
Posted by: YoSam.
N 37° 35.868 W 090° 37.668
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First men killed in the battle happened here...
Waymark Code: WM116W8
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 08/27/2019
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County of site: Iron County
Location of site: Main St., courthouse lawn, Ironton
Marker Erected by: Iron County Historical Society
Text of marker:
Battle of Pilot Knob
Iron County Courthouse
September 26, 1864
2:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
PVT. Rector of the 3rd M.S.M. was killed in front of the
courthouse. Co E, 47th Missouri firing from the courthouse killed the
rebel who shot Rector. They were the first to die in the battle. A
cavalry detachment led by Major Wilson drove the rebels back into Shut-In Gap.
Fighting ended at sunset. On the 2nd day rebel artillery fired into
Ironton and hit the courthouse. The imprint of one of the shells can still
be seen in its facade.