Fort Davidson State Historic Site - Pilot Knob, Missouri
Posted by: 
BruceS
N 37° 37.240 W 090° 38.340
15S E 708367 N 4166350
Fort Davidson was the sight of an important battle in Missouri during the Civil War.
Waymark Code: WM1P20
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/13/2007
Views: 72
Site of earthwork remnants of Fort Davidson, which was assaulted by the forces of Maj. Gen. Sterling Price on September 27, 1864, during the two day Battle of Pilot Knob. Some 1,200 Confederates fell within an hour in an unsuccessful effort to capture the fort held by General Thomas Ewing Jr. and 1,450 men.
Type of site: Battlefield
Address:
MO V & MO 21
Pilot Knob, MO USA
63663
Phone Number: 573-546-3454
Admission Charged: No Charge
Website: [Web Link]
Driving Directions:
From I-55 at Cape Girardeau: take State Hwy. 72 (exit 99); proceed west approximately 70 miles to Ironton; turn north on State Hwy. 21; proceed 2 miles to Rte. V, turn right to site.
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