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

Capture of Union Troops

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

Location. 38° 58.419′ N, 92° 44.586′ W. Marker is in Boonville, Missouri, in Cooper County. Marker 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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 522 Main Street, Boonville MO 65233, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Thespian Hall (here, next to this marker); 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); George Caleb Bingham (approx. ¼ mile away); Capture of Boonville (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 Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Missouri Civil War Sesquicentennial. (Submitted on August 13, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Sterling Price's Missouri Expedition of 1864

By William Fischer, Jr., April 11, 2011

2. Capture of Union Troops Marker

At Thespian Hall

. (Submitted on August 13, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. Missouri's Civil War. (Submitted on August 13, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Categories. • Forts, Castles • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil •

Thespian Hall image. Click for full size.

By William Fischer, Jr., April 11, 2011

3. Thespian Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on August 13, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 465 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 13, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.