Near Baxter Springs in Cherokee County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Civil War Tour

Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 6, 2021

1. Civil War Tour Marker

Inscription. In 1870-71, the victims of the attack on Fort Blair and the Battle of Baxter Springs were disinterred from a site near the fort and reinterred in this newly designated national cemetery plot, officially National Cemetery #2. (Marker Number 11.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Kansas, Baxter Springs Civil War Tour, and the National Cemeteries series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 37° 1.924′ N, 94° 46.243′ W. Marker is near Baxter Springs, Kansas, in Cherokee County. It can be reached from West Avenue (U.S. 166). Marker is located in the Soldiers' Lot at Baxter Springs Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 166 West Ave, Baxter Springs KS 66713, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Bleeding Kansas Border War Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the

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Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Baxter Springs Soldiers' Lot (here, next to this marker); Baxter Springs Civil War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Tbe Economic Engines (approx. 1.7 miles away); Baxter Springs: from Fort to Town (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Earliest Residents (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Civil War Tour (approx. 1.7 miles away); Johnston Public Library (approx. 1.9 miles away); Baxter Springs Massacre (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baxter Springs.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 6, 2021

2. Civil War Tour Marker

Marker is located in the Soldiers' Lot section of Baxter Springs Cemetery.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 335 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 14, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.