Ozark Mountain Region, Missouri Battlefields
Battle of Carthage State Historic Site
Scene of 1861 Civil War battle when 6,000
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Preserves the site of the first Civil War battle in Missouri. Visitors center has film and exhibits. Five-mile tour road accesses 1,750
Civil War Action in Mt. Vernon
The Confederate Army kept a garrison at Mr. Vernon after the battle of Wilson's Creek (August 10, 1861), but Union Colonel John Mills' troops routed them on Feb. 18th and 19