Carthage in Jasper County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Battle of Carthage Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 27, 2010

1. Battle of Carthage Memorial

Inscription.

In memory of
The Brave Men
who fell July 5, 1861,
in the Battle of Carthage.

C. S. M. A.
Mrs. Cindarilla F. Mealy, Pres.
Mrs. Lucinda Hampton, [?]

Erected 1905 by Confederate Soldiers' Memorial Association.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 5, 1861.

Location. 37° 10.179′ N, 94° 20.001′ W. Marker is in Carthage, Missouri, in Jasper County. It is on Budlong Street near U.S. 71, on the right when traveling west. Memorial is in Oak Hill Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Oak Hill Road, Carthage MO 64836, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Southwest Missouri. It is also in the American Lewis & Clark 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Park Cemetery GAR Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Vietnam Memorial For Casualties From Missouri (approx. 1.1 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Eliel Lanyon (E.L.) Dale (approx. 1.2 miles away); Jefferson Highway in Carthage (approx. 1.2 miles away); Boots Court, Carthage, Missouri

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(approx. 1.2 miles away); Osage War (approx. 1.3 miles away); Charles Pollard Wood (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carthage.

Also see . . .
1. Battle of Carthage Summary. (Submitted on October 21, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Battle of Carthage State Historic Site. (Submitted on October 21, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Battle of Carthage. (Submitted on October 21, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Battle of Carthage Memorial Dedication image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 27, 2010

2. Battle of Carthage Memorial Dedication

[East face]

Battle of Carthage Memorial "Freedom" image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 27, 2010

3. Battle of Carthage Memorial "Freedom"

[West face]

Battle of Carthage Memorial 1861 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 27, 2010

4. Battle of Carthage Memorial 1861

[South face]

Battle of Carthage Memorial 1865 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 27, 2010

5. Battle of Carthage Memorial 1865

[North face]

Battle of Carthage Memorial Sponsor image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 27, 2010

6. Battle of Carthage Memorial Sponsor

Oak Hill Cemetery Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 27, 2010

7. Oak Hill Cemetery Entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,549 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on October 21, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.