Boonville in Cooper County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Capture of Union Troops

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 11, 2011

1. Capture of Union Troops Marker

Inscription. This marks defence works where three companies of Union soldiers were taken prisoner when Confederates captured Boonville, Oct. 16, 1864.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.

Location. 38° 58.419′ N, 92° 44.586′ W. Memorial is in Boonville, Missouri, in Cooper County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 40) and Vine Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 522 Main Street, Boonville MO 65233, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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 markers are within walking distance of this marker: Thespian Hall (here, next to this marker); The Civil War in Boonville (a few steps from this marker); In Memory of Hannah Cole (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hannah Allison Cole (approx. 0.2 miles away); David Barton (approx. 0.2 miles away); James Milton Turner (approx. 0.2 miles away); Walter Williams (approx. ¼ mile away); Frederick T. Kemper (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boonville.

Also see . . .
1. Boonville, Missouri, History. (Submitted on August 13, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Sterling Price's Missouri Expedition of 1864.

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(Submitted on August 13, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Missouri's Civil War. (Submitted on August 13, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 11, 2011

2. Capture of Union Troops Marker

At Thespian Hall

Thespian Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 11, 2011

3. Thespian Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 868 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 13, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.