Wilson's Creek Battlefield

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, located near Republic, Mo. 

Wilson's Creek Battlefield

Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield commemorates and interprets the battle within the context of the war in the west.  Much of the battlefield has been preserved. The Park, with a visitor center and museum, just 3 miles east of Republic, Missouri, contains a 4.9 mile driving tour, 5 walking trails, and a 7-mile horse trail.  Next door is the John K. and Ruth Hulston Civil War Research Library with approximately 12,000 volumes concentrating on the Civil War period and the Civil War in the Trans-Mississippi Theater.

Wilson's Creek Battlefield: What's Nearby

Republic, MO
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Carthage, MO
Baxter Springs Heritage Center and Museum
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Fort Scott National Historic Site
Fort Scott, KS

Preservation

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Related Battles

Greene and Christian County, MO | August 10, 1861
Result: Confederate Victory
Estimated Casualties
2,330
Union
1,235
Confed.
1,095