On Oct. 21, 1861, the Battle of Fredericktown was fought just south of this location. Gen. M. Jeff Thompson set the stage for the Battle of Fredericktown in mid-October 1861 when he led the 1st Division, Missouri State Guard, to disrupt the Iron . . . — — Map (db m208338) HM
Here in the southern extent of Missouri’s historic southeast Lead Belt, Fredericktown was laid out on Saline Creek, 1819, by state legislator Nathaniel Cook. Commissioners T. F. Tong, Joseph Bennett, James Dotson, John Burditt, and Henry Whitener . . . — — Map (db m61715) HM
The President of the United States in the name of the Congress takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Henry F. Frizzell. Rank: Private, Company B, 6th MO. Infantry. Place and date: Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863. Entered service: Fort . . . — — Map (db m109588) WM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register of
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
December 28, 2000
— — Map (db m119704) HM
First lead mine in the Mississippi Valley
opened at Mine La Motte about the year 1700
St. Michael French Village started about 1799
Madison County approved December 14, 1818
Fredericktown laid out 1819
Discovery of copper at Copper . . . — — Map (db m119696) HM
Known KIA, or died of wounds received in action. William A. Baker, Allen E Bollinger, Benjamin H Bradshaw, Columbus j. Cook, William H Engel, Leslie F Jones, Robert M. Lewis, Medford McClanahan, Roy G Moyers, Gus Scott, Randall Allbright, Donald L . . . — — Map (db m174947) WM
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The original founders:
Paul DeGuire •
Andre DeGuire •
Baptiste DeGuire •
Gabriel Nicolle •
Jerome Matis •
Peter Chevalier •
Antione LaChance •
Gabriel LaChance •
Joseph LaChance •
Michael . . . — — Map (db m174862) HM
The Eagle Bearers in Missouri
In late 1861, the Eighth Wisconsin Infantry joined many other units from Midwestern states moving through the Federal hub in St. Louis, Mo. The Eighth Wisconsin was known as the "Eagle Regiment" after its mascot, . . . — — Map (db m208339) HM
The piercing scream of a Bald Eagle mascot, “Old Abe,” led the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry into 36 battles during the Civil War, against the Confederacy.
The Battle of Fredericktown, October 21, 1861, was the first battle on . . . — — Map (db m119693) HM WM