Pilot Knob in Iron County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
The Battle of Pilot Knob
September 27, 1864
Photographed By Craig Swain, September 27, 2022
1. The Battle of Pilot Knob Marker
Inscription.
The Battle of Pilot Knob. September 27, 1864. In September of 1864 Major General Sterling Price and a 12,000 man army re-entered Missouri in a forlorn effort to regain the state for the Confederacy. On September 27th they laid siege to Fort Davidson. The defenders, though greatly outnumbered, repulsed the initial assaults and escaped that evening. The effort was costly for the Confederate forces however, and hundreds of them lie buried here, known only to God. They made the supreme sacrifice for the principles in which they believed. A few Union soldiers are interred here also. Whatever transgressions existed on either side, let the passage of time bury amid the ruins of the past; but whatever was noble and honorable it is our sacred duty to transmit to succeeding generations. Let no man asperse the memory of our sacred dead. They were patriots who died for the constitutional principals and the liberties guaranteed them as American. Peace be unto their ashes and honor to their spirits.
In September of 1864 Major General Sterling Price and a 12,000 man army re-entered Missouri in a forlorn effort to regain the state for the Confederacy. On September 27th they laid siege to Fort Davidson. The defenders, though greatly outnumbered, repulsed the initial assaults and escaped that evening. The effort was costly for the Confederate forces however, and hundreds of them lie buried here, known only to God. They made the supreme sacrifice for the principles in which they believed. A few Union soldiers are interred here also. Whatever transgressions existed on either side, let the passage of time bury amid the ruins of the past; but whatever was noble and honorable it is our sacred duty to transmit to succeeding generations. Let no man asperse the memory of our sacred dead. They were patriots who died for the constitutional principals and the liberties guaranteed them as American. Peace be unto their ashes and honor to their spirits.
Erected by Sterling Price Camp #145 and the Missouri Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
37° 37.152′ N, 90° 38.398′ W. Marker is in Pilot Knob, Missouri, in Iron County. Marker can be reached from Main Street, on the right when traveling north. Located in Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pilot Knob MO 63663, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Fort Davidson and Battle of Pilot Knob by Markers
Photographed By Homer Swain, September 24, 2010
2. Back Inscription
Photographed By Homer Swain, September 24, 2010
3. The Battle of Pilot Knob Marker
Photographed By Craig Swain, September 27, 2022
4. Pilot Knob Memorial
Nearby in the bushes beside the main memorial is this inscribed stone: Where valor and dedication met North and South September 26-27, 1864
Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,007 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on November 20, 2022, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on November 27, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4. submitted on November 20, 2022, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
