September 18, 19, 20, 1861
Following victories in southwestern Missouri, Maj. Gen. Sterling Price and 10,000 men of the Missouri State Guard marched north with the objective of breaking the Federal line along the Missouri river. On Sept. 12, 1861 the Guard engaged and drove a Federal force near Warrensburg into the fortifications at Lexington. The 3,600 man garrison led by Col. James A. Mulligan was invested that day by the Guard and the siege of Lexington commenced. Price was joined by 8,000 volunteers from northwestern Missouri, and on the 18th stormed the outer defenses and severed the fort's access to water. On the 19th the Guard deployed hemp bales as a breastwork and on the 20th rolled the bales towards the Federal line. Faced with no means of resistance, Mulligan surrendered his command, arms and equipment. The Guard recaptured the state seal and archives, and returned to the local bank over $900,000 taken by the Federal troops. This was the most complete victory for the South in 1861.| HM Number | HMV0S |
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| Date Added | Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 10:18pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 423968 N 4338256 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.19023333, -93.88040000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 11.414', W 93° 52.824' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 11' 24.84" N, 93° 52' 49.44" W |
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| Area Code(s) | 660, 816 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 406 N 12th St, Lexington MO 64067, US |
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