Above: The beautiful Lincoln University Memorial to the 62nd US Colored Troops, who donated to found the University after the war.
MISSOURI MONUMENTS
A project to record all Missouri Civil War Monuments before 2020 was initiated around 2003 by Department Commander Don Palmer, Jr. As of 17 May, 2018, this has been accomplished by our members. This list represents all known monuments, stain glass, plaques, and historical markers within the state that our organization of which we have knowledge. If you know of any other monuments, please e-mail wbusch@suvcwmo.org
GO TO THE NATIONAL WEBSITE FOR ALL MO MONUMENTS, THESE FILES EXCEPT A FEW ARE BEING DELETED FROM THIS PAGE SO WE DON'T HAVE TO KEEP DUPLICATES
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Where is this? Here is a monument to the Missouri Battle of Pilot Knob in a place called Gateway Park, but we have no idea yet where it is.
Any more information on the cannon, or on where Gateway park was, please contact wbusch@suvcwmo.org |
1st Kansas Colored Infantry Monument in Butler, MO. Honoring the 1st action of the Civil War by an African-American unit at nearby Island Mound.
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CUSTER GAR POST 7 MONUMENT - Ashland Cemetery, St. Joseph, MO
Civil War in Camden Co (not recorded yet) | |
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-The Burnt District - There is more to this monument in Harrisonville, Cass County. It has a lot of historical information.
But be careful about learning history in the Burnt District (Jackson, Cass, Bates and part of Vernon County). You might come away with the impression that every house was burned, every town destroyed, every innocent bare footed Missourians (apparently Missourians didn't know what shoes were) occurred between August 23 and November 1, 1863, the time of Orders No. 11 and Union soldiers did it. Butler, Bates County, was burned in June by Confederates despite what the mural in downtown Butler shows. Also many of the chimneys left after a house was burned are known as 'Jennison Monuments' after Union Col. Jennison who started his work long before Orders No. 11 demanded the removal of the remaining approximately 4,000 to 8,000 people from the counties. That is a provable number. The 20,000 to 100,000 refugees Missourians claim is fallacious. The Burnt District is a perfect example of people needing to research more than one source when doing their history. So many monuments can be one-sided and while most in the Burnt District seem even handed, many are examples of the Lost Cause mentality. Why even the Dept of Natural Resources monument in downtown Kansas City concerning Orders No. 11, while written to be neutral (factual) history used the word 'infamous' when describing the order. While Missourians might think that way, Kansas thought it was the best thing since the invention of shoes. |
The Ozark Battalion Monument in Salem.
Apparently the GAR had state departments and posts and within departments camps were allowed to organize into groups of camps known as battalions. Only two battalions are known at this time to have existed in this state. The granite on this monument is an unusual gray and white marbling which actually makes reading the inscription difficult. Others are now being found and it appears creating battalions of grouped Posts was a common thing. Currently, the Southwest Battalion, the Osage and Gasconade Battalion, Johnson County Veteran's Association and the Chariton County Battalion are known. |
The 1839 Cannon at the Gasconade County Courthouse survived the Civil War but blew up years later during town celebrations.
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This monument in Clinton, MO, gives no indication if it is Union, Confederate or both. It seems to be both. There is no reason given for the monument, no specific army units or people named. At 5'8" average for the Civil War soldier, they didn't stand too tall.
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Westport Driving Tour | |
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Jasper County
Carterville
Crenshaw GAR Post Monument | |
File Size: | 9259 kb |
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Carthage
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Joplin
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LaRussell
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Webb City
webb_city_gar.pdf | |
File Size: | 377 kb |
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Jefferson County
DeSoto
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Johnson County
Warrensburg
GAR Statute in Sunset Hill Cemetery | |
File Size: | 31386 kb |
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Knox County
Edina
Edina Marker | |
File Size: | 3364 kb |
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Newark
History of Newark | |
File Size: | 2809 kb |
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Laclede County
Hazelgreen
LGAR Monument to Wire Rd - Wiped out by I-44 | |
File Size: | 4494 kb |
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Lebanon
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LaFayette County
Concordia
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Emma
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Lexington
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Markers on Battle of Lexington State Historic Site
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Markers on the Old Masonic College Grounds
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Lawrence County
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Civil War Monument | |
File Size: | 23989 kb |
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Oakdale Cemetery GAR Monument | |
File Size: | 402 kb |
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Lewis County
Canton
Major BB King Monument | |
File Size: | 1120 kb |
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LaGrange
Union Soldiers Monument | |
File Size: | 1723 kb |
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Lincoln County
Troy
Major James Wilson Monument | |
File Size: | 777 kb |
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The Union Monument at Laclede, MO, in Linn County is known as "The Color Bearer" Model No. 6977 in the 1913 Mullins Company Catalog. The Soldier stands 6 feet tall and is made of sheet bronze.
The 1913 catalog can be downloaded from our general monuments page.
The 1913 catalog can be downloaded from our general monuments page.
Linn County
Brookfield
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Laclede
GAR Monument - Laclede Cemetery | |
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Monroe City
Battle of Monroe City | |
File Size: | 1131 kb |
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Major AVE Johnson Monument | |
File Size: | 3211 kb |
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Montgomery County
Danville
Danville Female Academy | |
File Size: | 5229 kb |
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Boonslick Road | |
File Size: | 5095 kb |
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Morgan County
Syracuse
Railroad Terminus - City Park | |
File Size: | 2157 kb |
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New Madrid County
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Newton County
Neosho
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Newtonia
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Nodaway County
Maryville
Armory Cannon | |
File Size: | 481 kb |
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Ozark County
Isabella
Senate Resolution - Last CW Soldier of MO (See Last Soldier Page for his SUVCW Last Soldier Marker) | |
File Size: | 9275 kb |
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Perry County
Perryville
Soldier at Courthouse | |
File Size: | 3360 kb |
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Pettis County
Sedalia
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Phelps County
Rolla
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St James
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Pike County
Louisiana
GAR Soldier - Riverview Cemetery | |
File Size: | 1934 kb |
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Platte County
Parkville
Attack on the Paw Paw Fort | |
File Size: | 543 kb |
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Platte City
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Weston
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Pulaski County
Waynesville
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Putnam County
Unionville
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Randolph County
Higbee
Roan's Tanyard | |
File Size: | 575 kb |
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Moberly
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Ray County
Excelsior Springs
Skirmish at Fredericksburg | |
File Size: | 3610 kb |
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Orrick
Battle of Albany | |
File Size: | 1180 kb |
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Richmond
DNR Bushwhackers | |
File Size: | 1926 kb |
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Wood Heights
2nd Colorado Cavalry - Pisgah Cemetery | |
File Size: | 2418 kb |
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Reynolds County
Ellington
Fort Barnesville Marker | |
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Ripley County
Doniphan
Doniphan Hwy Marker | |
File Size: | 1596 kb |
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MISSING MONUMENTS
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Unusual GAR Monument In Worth County
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