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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HN3_hurra-for-kansas_Pleasanton-KS.html
The Lathrop family lived in a cabin south of the creek. They were home during the battle.
"In front of a log cabin stood an old woman, with several children clinging to her skirts, fearless of the leaden shower which ceaselessly pattered against …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HN2_chaos-at-the-crossing_Pleasanton-KS.html
At the creek at 11 a.m. on October 25, 1864, the four-to-five feet high banks were slippery and crumbling from a recent rain. The rushing water was deep, and the crossing was difficult. Hundreds of wagon wheels and horses had churned the mud into …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HDO_cavalry_Pleasanton-KS.html
The battle at Mine Creek was one of the largest cavalry battles of the Civil War. Thousands of men and horses took part in the engagement.
Cavalry regiments played an important role. In the beginning they supported the infantry and artillery and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HDM_cavalry-horses_Pleasanton-KS.html
Throughout the war a variety of horses were used by both sides. Morgans, American Saddlebreds, Thoroughbreds, Standardbreds, and Quarter Horses are only a few. The ideal horse was a mare or a gelding, aged four or five years, with a height of 56 t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HDK_nursing-the-wounded_Pleasanton-KS.html
When the armies moved south, hundreds of dead and wounded men were left behind on the battlefield. As soon as the shooting stopped civilians from nearby homes offered assistance.
Men "had fallen all about the house and crawled away to fence corner…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HDI_conclusion-of-price-campaign_Pleasanton-KS.html
When Major General Sterling Price commenced his invasion of Missouri he had several objectives. By the time he reached Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) in November, not a single objective had been met. He failed to take St. Louis and Jeffer…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19XB_union-charge_Pleasanton-KS.html
When the Union charge commenced the 10th Missouri Cavalry, USA, started forward with a yell and bugles blaring, but half-way down the slope the men hesitated and stopped when the Confederates showed no sign of breaking.
Union Lieutenant Colonel…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19X1_after-the-battle_Pleasanton-KS.html
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 town…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19WB_confederate-defeat_Pleasanton-KS.html
Although the Confederates greatly outnumbered the Union troops at Mine Creek, the Union army clearly had an advantage with its weapons. The Confederates were armed with long muzzle-loading infantry rifles, which were difficult to reload on horseba…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19WA_the-battle-begins_Pleasanton-KS.html
With two brigades of 2,500 Union cavalrymen bearing down upon them, the Confederate rear guard formed a skirmish line. This maneuver delayed Union troops long enough for the Confederates to establish a main line of defense 800 yards south. The two…