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- Jul 29, 2013
* The Wilson's Creek National Battlefield is located near Republic, Missouri. The National Park Service preserves the site of the Battle of Wilson's Creek (Battle of Oak Hills). This American Civil War battle was fought on August 10, 1861. This battle was the first major American Civil War engagement west of the Mississippi River. In the battle, a Confederate army commanded by Benjamin McCulloch and Sterling Price defeated a smaller U.S. Army commanded by Nathaniel Lyon. However, the Confederates were unable to hold much of Missouri, and a Confederate defeat at the Battle of Pea Ridge effectively solidified Union control of the state. Major features include a five-mile auto tour loop, the Ray House and "Bloody Hill," (final stage of the battle). It has been a unit of the National Park Service since 1960 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. (Wikipedia)
* Missouri State Marker at the National Park Service Museum (Old General Sweeny Museum).
* National Park Service Sign (Entrance to Battlefield).
* The Wilson's Creek (Near Tour Stop - 1).
* Tour Stop - 1 (Gibson's Mill Site).
* The Gibson's Oatfield.
* Tour Stop - 2 (The Ray House and Farm).
* The Ray Cornfield.
* Tour Stop - 3 (The Pulaski Arkansas Battery).
* Tour Stop - 3 (Edwards Cabin/Sterling Price's Headquarters).
* The Historic Wire Road.
* Tour Stop - 4 (Sigel's Second Position).
* Tour Stop - 5 (Sigel's Final Position)
* Tour Stop - 6 (Guibor's Confederate Battery).
* Tour Stop - 7 (The Bloody Hill).
* U.S. Army Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon Death Marker - Some historians believe he was shot near the tour stop road).
* Tour Stop - 8 (Route of the Union Advance and Withdrawal).
* Missouri State Marker at the National Park Service Museum (Old General Sweeny Museum).
* National Park Service Sign (Entrance to Battlefield).
* The Wilson's Creek (Near Tour Stop - 1).
* Tour Stop - 1 (Gibson's Mill Site).
* The Gibson's Oatfield.
* Tour Stop - 2 (The Ray House and Farm).
* The Ray Cornfield.
* Tour Stop - 3 (The Pulaski Arkansas Battery).
* Tour Stop - 3 (Edwards Cabin/Sterling Price's Headquarters).
* The Historic Wire Road.
* Tour Stop - 4 (Sigel's Second Position).
* Tour Stop - 5 (Sigel's Final Position)
* Tour Stop - 6 (Guibor's Confederate Battery).
* Tour Stop - 7 (The Bloody Hill).
* U.S. Army Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon Death Marker - Some historians believe he was shot near the tour stop road).
* Tour Stop - 8 (Route of the Union Advance and Withdrawal).