Battle of Pilot Knob - Knob Creek ~ Pilot Knob, MO
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YoSam.
N 37° 37.035 W 090° 38.428
15S E 708248 N 4165967
Knob Creek flows through Ironton Gap. Cabell’s Brigade, positioned
in the Ironton Gap at the center of the rebel line, crossed Knob Creek east of
this point during its assault on the fort.
Waymark Code: WM1174A
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 08/29/2019
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County of Marker: Iron County
Location of Marker: Jct. MO-21 & MO-V, Pilot Knob
Marker Erected by: Iron County Historical Society
Marker Text:
BATTLE OF PILOT KNOB
KNOB CREEK
September 27, 1864
2:00 P.M. -----5:30 P.M.The two branches of Knob Creek, a tributary of Stouts Creek, enclosed Ft. Davidson on three sides. Cabell's brigade charged the fort three times from its position behind the creek in the center of the rebel line. Most of Clark's Brigade on the left of the rebel line and all of Slemons and McCray's Brigades on the right took cover in Knob Creek during the first charge and were not factors in the rest of the battle.