After the Battle

After the Battle (HM19X1)

Location: Pleasanton, KS 66075 Linn County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 8.687', W 94° 43.393'

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Nearby homes were converted into makeshift hospitals where wounded were treated before being sent to larger hospitals in Mound City, Fort Scott, and Fort Leavenworth. Union soldiers killed in battle were buried in cemeteries within these same towns. Some Confederate soldiers were buried on the battlefield in unmarked graves.

The Union victory at Mine Creek forced Price's army out of Kansas and ended the Confederate threat to the state. The battle was one of the last significant engagements fought west of the Mississippi River. The Civil War ended in April 1865.

Casualties from the Mine Creek battle
Union
Wounded 94 · Killed 15 · Captured 1

Confederate
Wounded 250 · Killed 300 · Captured 600


[Background illustration]
The battle at Mine Creek in a painting by Samuel Reader.

Samuel Reader kept a diary and documented his service in the Kansas militia. Captured at the Battle of the Big Blue, he was forced to retreat with the Confederate Army to Mine Creek. His artwork is featured on the battlefield trails.
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HM NumberHM19X1
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Year Placed2012
Placed ByKansas State Historical Society
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Date Added Friday, October 10th, 2014 at 3:59pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 348998 N 4223281
Decimal Degrees38.14478333, -94.72321667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 8.687', W 94° 43.393'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 8' 41.22" N, 94° 43' 23.58" W
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Area Code(s)913
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 20439-20605 E 850th Rd, Pleasanton KS 66075, US
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