New Cambria in Macon County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Battle of Painter Creek

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 19, 2017

1. Battle of Painter Creek Marker

Inscription. occurring on August 8, 1862, five miles north of Stockton (now New Cambria) between Col. Joseph Porter's Confederates and Federal regiments under command of Lieutenant-Colonel Woolfolk was part of a wide-spread plan to surround and capture Porter with the 2,000 recruits he was trying to get southward for service in the Confederate Army.
In the curious engagement beginning before noon and continuing until dark there was only one casualty. A Confederate swimming his horse across the stream fell and was drowned.
(Reference Macon County History of 1910).

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is August 8, 1862.

Location. 39° 46.579′ N, 92° 45.115′ W. Marker is in New Cambria, Missouri, in Macon County. It is on South Main Street north of Jones Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is in city park under the water tower. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Cambria MO 63558, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Missouri. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark

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Corridor,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Swan Lake School (approx. 6.9 miles away); Callao Centennial Time Capsule (approx. 6.9 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 6.9 miles away); Col. R. S. Bevier and Early Pioneers (approx. 10.1 miles away); Adam Olin Smith (approx. 10.1 miles away); Bevier & Southern Locomotive No. 112 (approx. 10.2 miles away); The Disney Family Farmhouse (approx. 10.6 miles away); Marceline Inspiration (approx. 10.7 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Disney Home (was approx. 10.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 19, 2017

2. Battle of Painter Creek Marker

This two sided marker has the same text on both sides.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 19, 2017

3. Battle of Painter Creek Marker

View south on Main Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,048 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 24, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.