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The Battle of Wilson's Creek
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New - Disguised Woman Soldier wounded at Wilson's Creek battle identified!!
For additional reading on the Battle of Wilson's Creek, I highly recommend....
This
is a free online book about the second major battle of the War Between the
States, fought near Springfield, Missouri. Written entirely of first hand
accounts, the book takes the reader through an hour by hour diary of the
battle as the soldiers that served there, saw and wrote about it. Through
their eyes and hearts, we understand how war impacts the individual, and
what great pains the Civil War would inflict on citizens of Missouri and
the country.
Today, the grounds around Wilson's Creek are preserved by the National Park
Service. The 1725 acre battlefield is in pristine condition, except for
additional tree foliage not present during the battle. A 4.9 one way road
leads the visitor to major points of this battle, including the preserved
Ray House, the cornfield fight, the Sharp House fight, and Bloody Hill, where
the battle would reach its climax and become famous for claiming the life
of Nathaniel Lyon, the first Union General to die in the Civil War.
While battlefields in the east would involve far more soldiers and claim
many more lives, the Wilson's Creek battle reflected not only the beginning
of the Civil War in the West, but the conclusion of a border war between
Missouri and Kansas, that had been bloodying both states for years. Its verocity
would rank the battle of Wilsons Creek as one of the bloodiest battle's during
the entire war.