Concordia in Lafayette County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Civil War Casualties
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 11, 2011
1. Civil War Casualties Marker
Buried in this vicinity of St. Paul's Cemetery are members of the congregation who died as a result of Civil War guerrilla activity from September, 1862 to October 10, 1864. The victims include Heinrich Steinbrink, Heinrich Eickhoff, Christian Oetting, Heinrich Brockhoff, Heinrich Hartmann, Louis Fiene, Conrad Bruns, Dietrich Kastens, Wilhelm Scharnhorst, Louis Walter, Hermann Brinkhoff, Friedrich Grottmann, Fr. D. Brackmann, Louis Stuenkel, J. H. Friedrich Meyer, Heinrich Bruns, Friedrich Bruns, Hermann Wolters, W. Peper, Heinrich Freitag, Wilhelm Brackmann, Friedrich Dittmer, Diedrich Droege, and Bernhard Reggers.
Erected by Concordia Area Heritage Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1862.
Location. 38° 59.385′ N, 93° 33.904′ W. Marker is in Concordia, Missouri, in Lafayette County. It can be reached from Golden Award Drive. Marker is in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, off East 1st Street (Old US Route 40), about 100 feet NE of its intersection with Stella Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Concordia MO 64020, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Missouri River Corridor. 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
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Also see . . .
1. Concordia, Missouri. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on January 9, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Website homepage (Submitted on June 30, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Missouri in the American Civil War. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on January 9, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 11, 2011
2. Civil War Casualties Grave Site and Marker
Looking NW toward the I-70 interchange at far distance.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,224 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 30, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
