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

Price's Raid – 1864

Battle of the Little Blue – October 21

— Tour Stop B —

Price's Raid – 1864 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 30, 2024

1. Price's Raid – 1864 Marker

Inscription. Approximately 15,000 mounted troops of Confederate General Sterling Price's Army of Missouri, including guerilla leader George Todd, engaged 3,500 Union soldiers under the command of Major General James G. Blunt on the western bluffs of the Little Blue River. With Blunt was Senator James H. Lane and Kansas “Red Legs” under General Colonel Charles R. Jennison.

The six-hour engagement ended between four and five in the afternoon, with Union forces forced to retreat eight miles west to Independence where a final attempt was made by the Kansas Eleventh Cavalry to hold the town. Price's Confederate Army of Missouri occupied Independence on the evening of October 21st.

Erected by Howard N. Monnett Battle of Westport Fund, Inc. • Civil War Round Table of Kansas City • City of Independence, Missouri.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is October 21, 1864.

Location. 39° 8.044′ N, 94° 18.822′ W. Marker is in Independence, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is on Old East Lexington Road 0.4 miles east of U.S. 24 when traveling east. Marker is in parking area

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of the Little Blue Trace Trail's Ripley Junction. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Independence MO 64058, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Engagement at the Little Blue (approx. 0.2 miles away); Salem Cemetery Association (approx. 1.4 miles away); Price's Great Missouri Raid (approx. 1½ miles away); Santa Fe Trail (approx. 1½ miles away); Union Line (approx. 1½ miles away); Trail of Death (approx. 2.3 miles away); Vaile Mansion (approx. 5.8 miles away); a different marker also named Trail of Death (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Independence.

Related markers.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 30, 2024

2. Price's Raid – 1864 Marker

Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Markers are shown in the order of the tour.

Also see . . . Battle of the Little Blue River. The Battle of the Little Blue, fought just east of Independence in Jackson County, Missouri, on October 21, 1864, was part of Sterling Price’s “Missouri Expedition” and a prelude to the larger and more decisive Battle of Westport two days later. (Terry Beckenbaugh, U.S. Air Force Command and Staff College; via “Civil War on the Western Border” series, Kansas City Public Library) (Submitted on July 24, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Price's Raid – 1864 Marker Detail (Map) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 30, 2024

3. Price's Raid – 1864 Marker Detail (Map)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 547 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 24, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.