Battle of Lone Jack Missouri
N 38° 51.988 W 094° 10.400
15S E 398206 N 4302612
The Civil War battle of Lone Jack in Jackson County, Missouri
is remembered in this roadside marker. Nearby is a small Civil
War museum and Soldiers Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMAWAH
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 03/02/2011
Views: 9
The Website for Civil War 150 in Missouri got me interested in
this Civil War battle site and museum. So I decided to visit it
on a weekend after an ice storm in February. It is near US
highway 50.
The marker reads: "Here early in the morning of August 16,1862, two thousand Confederates surprised and defeated a detachment of federal cavalry under the command of Maj. Emory S. Foster. Foster,seriously wounded, finally surrendered in the afternoon after 43 men were killed and 75 were reported missing. The Confederates loss under coffee, Hays and Thompson's commands was 118 men."
Web link: [Web Link]
Additional point: N 38° 51.949 W 094° 10.354
History of Mark: Not listed
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