Lone Jack in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Battle of Lone Jack

Photographed by Michael E Sanchez, Jr., June 20, 2015

1. Battle of Lone Jack Marker

Inscription.
Here early in the morning of August 16,1862, two thousand Confederates surprised and defeated a detachment of federal cavalry under the command of Maj. Emory S. Foster. Foster,seriously wounded, finally surrendered in the afternoon after 43 men were killed and 75 were reported missing. The Confederates loss under Coffee, Hays and Thompson's commands was 118 men.

Erected 1961 by Jackson County Park Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is August 16, 1862.

Location. 38° 51.989′ N, 94° 10.401′ W. Marker is in Lone Jack, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is on South Bynam Road (Missouri Route 150) 0.1 miles south of U.S. 50, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 South Bynam Road, Lone Jack MO 64070, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Kansas City.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: War Memorial (approx. 6.4 miles away); Philip Short Baldwin (approx. 6.6 miles away); Civil War Dead (approx. 6.6 miles away); Liberty Tree (approx. 6.6 miles away); William McKitterick (approx. 6.7 miles away); 400 Cedar St.

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(approx. 7.7 miles away); 100 Veterans Parkway (approx. 7.7 miles away); 110 South Lake Street (approx. 7.7 miles away).

Also see . . . Lone Jack Battlefield Museum and Soldier's Cemetery. Lone Jack Historical Society website entry (Submitted on October 11, 2019.)

Battle of Lone Jack Civil War Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael E Sanchez, Jr., June 20, 2015

2. Battle of Lone Jack Civil War Museum

Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2019, by Michael E Sanchez, Jr. of Kansas City, Missouri. This page has been viewed 706 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2019, by Michael E Sanchez, Jr. of Kansas City, Missouri. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.