Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield – Missouri Photo Gallery by Jerry Pillarelli at pbase.com

Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield – Missouri

Images of Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield – Missouri, taken in September 2024.

Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield is the site of the first Civil War battle in the state of Missouri. The battle, which culminated after a five-hour fight at Bloody Hill, not only resulted in a Confederate victory but also in the death of Union Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon, the first Union General to die in the Civil War. Although victorious, Southern forces were not able to capitalize on their success, and Missouri remained a Northern state.

Cannon on the battlefield in Wilson’s Creek NB	Split-rail fence at the Gibson Oatfield in Wilson’s Creek NB	Looking down on Wilson’s Creek in Wilson’s Creek NB	Split-rail fence near the Ray Orchard in Wilson’s Creek NB	Large tree and a split-rail fence leading to the Ray House in Wilson’s Creek NB
View of the Ray House and the Wire Road in Wilson’s Creek NB	Front view of the Ray House in Wilson’s Creek NB	Ray House in Wilson’s Creek NB	The Wire Road passing in front of the Ray House in Wilson’s Creek NB	The Ray Springhouse in Wilson’s Creek NB
Split-rail fence on the Ray land in Wilson’s Creek NB	The Sharp Cornfield in Wilson’s Creek NB	Cannon battery on the battlefield in Wilson’s Creek NB	The Wire Road near the Sharp Farm in Wilson’s Creek NB	Leaves turning along Wilson’s Creek in Wilson’s Creek NB
Cannon, part of Guibor’s Battery, pointed toward the Bloody Hill in Wilson’s Creek NB	Rock wall on the battlefield in Wilson’s Creek NB	Leaves turning along Wilson’s Creek in Wilson’s Creek NB	Dead tree on Bloody Hill in Wilson’s Creek NB	A cannon, part of Trotten’s Battery, along Bloody Hill in Wilson’s Creek NB
Trotten’s Battery cannon on Bloody Hill in Wilson’s Creek NB	Bloody Hill sinkhole used to bury Union soldiers in Wilson’s Creek NB	Marker for General Lyon, the first Union General to die in the Civil War, in Wilson’s Creek NB	View of Bloody Hill in Wilson’s Creek NB	Cannon on the Bloody Hill battlefield in Wilson’s Creek NB
Confederate cavalry flag in Wilson’s Creek NB	Bed that the dying General Lyon was laid on in the Ray House in Wilson’s Creek NB	Presentation sword owned by General Lyon in Wilson’s Creek NB	Medal of Honor presented to Lieutenant William Wherry in Wilson’s Creek NB	Cannon on the Bloody Hill battlefield in Wilson’s Creek NB

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