Lexington in Lafayette County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Guibor's Battery

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 11, 2015

1. Guibor's Battery Marker

Inscription.

From this spot
Captain Guibor's Battery
shelled the Federal troops entrenched
on Masonic College Hill
during the Battle of Lexington
September 18, 19, 20, 1861

Erected 1928 by Lafayette-Lexington Chapter, D.A.R. and Citizens of Lexington.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 18, 1861.

Location. 39° 11.187′ N, 93° 52.385′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Missouri, in Lafayette County. It is at the intersection of Washington Avenue and 19th Street, on the left when traveling east on Washington Avenue. Marker is in front of Groendyke Hall, on the Wentworth Military Academy campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1880 Washington Avenue, Lexington MO 64067, 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 markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Library Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mount Vernon Foundation Stones (approx. 0.4 miles away); Christ Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Steamboat Saluda Disaster (approx. 0.4 miles away); William Morrison

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); The Battle of Lexington (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named The Battle of Lexington (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named The Battle of Lexington (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.

Also see . . .
1. First Battle of Lexington (or "Battle of the Hemp Bales"). Civil War on the Western Border website entry (Submitted on June 2, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Battle of Lexington (MO) State Historic Site. Missouri State Parks website entry (Submitted on November 23, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

3. Battle of Lexington (MO) Recollections (1903). University of Missouri Digital Library website entry (Submitted on November 23, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 11, 2015

2. Guibor's Battery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 608 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 23, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.