Topeka in Shawnee County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Battle of the Blue
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., April 29, 2011
1. Battle of the Blue Monument
Inscription.
Battle of the Blue. .
Erected by G. G. Gage to the memory of his comrades who fell at The Battle of the Blue. Oct. 22, 1864., By the blood of these heroes, and their compatriots, this great Republic was made to live, 2nd Regiment K. S. M. from Shawnee Co. Commanded by Col. G. W. Veale Attached to the Army of the Frontier., Capt. Ross Burns Topeka Battery. Geo. Ginnold . Daniel Handle C. H. Budd . D. M. Race McClure Martin . Nicholas Brown Lear Selkin . Ben. Hughes H C. Colville . Harvey G. Young J. B. Alverson . Albert Chipman Elias Roberts . Rob't McKnown Dennis Ray . Moses Banks David Rake . James Eagle Rob't Campbell . W. P. Roberts Samuel Allen . William Wann Rob't Boles . David Fults.
Erected by G. G. Gage
to the memory of
his comrades who fell at
The Battle of the Blue.
Oct. 22, 1864.
By the blood of these heroes, and
their compatriots, this great
Republic was made to live
2nd Regiment K. S. M.
from Shawnee Co.
Commanded by Col. G. W. Veale
Attached to the
Army of the Frontier.
Capt. Ross Burns
Topeka Battery.
Geo. Ginnold Daniel Handle
C. H. Budd D. M. Race
McClure Martin Nicholas Brown
Lear Selkin Ben. Hughes
H C. Colville Harvey G. Young
J. B. Alverson Albert Chipman
Elias Roberts Rob't McKnown
Dennis Ray Moses Banks
David Rake James Eagle
Rob't Campbell W. P. Roberts
Samuel Allen William Wann
Rob't Boles David Fults
Location. 39° 2.506′ N, 95° 39.161′ W. Marker is in Topeka, Kansas, in Shawnee County. Monument is in Section 21 of Topeka Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1601 SE 10th Avenue, Topeka KS 66607, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Battle of Byram's Ford. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 6, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., April 29, 2011
2. Battle of the Blue Monument
Looking northeast
via Kansas Memory, 1896
3. Battle of the Blue Marker
Kansas Memory website entry:
This painting depicts the Battle of Byram's Ford (a.k.a. Battle of the Big Blue), which took place on October 22, 1864, in Jackson County, Missouri. During the battle, the 2nd Regiment of the Kansas State Militia, which was aided by the Topeka Battery of Artillery, fought the Confederate forces of Sterling Price. Captain Ross Burns commanded that artillery battery. Ross may have commissioned artist Benjamin Mileham to execute this painting. Mrs. Ross Burns later donated it the Shawnee County Commissioners and the Grand Army of Republic in memory of her then deceased husband.
Creator: Mileham, Benjamin D.
Date: 1896
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., April 29, 2011
4. Battle of the Blue Monument
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5. Battle of the Blue Monument Honor Roll
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6. Battle of the Blue Monument Honor Roll
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7. Battle of the Blue Monument Detail
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8. Battle of the Blue Monument Detail
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9. Battle of the Blue Monument Detail
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10. Soldiers Near Battle of the Blue Monument
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11. Harvey G. Young Grave Marker
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12. Battle of the Blue Monument Statue
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13. 2005 Flag Pole Marker to Honor Civil War Soldiers
Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 762 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 19, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on February 6, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. submitted on September 19, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.