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gateway to the Ozarks. With instant access to Interstate Highway 44 and on the trail of historic 5RXWH3DFL¿FLVDJUHDWSODFHWRVORZGRZQDQG
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U. S. Grant Trail, designated by the blue line on the map that forms the interior of this guide. Directions are from north to south. Reverse driving directions (south to north) may be found in the partners section of this guide.
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North Main Street at Court Street
St. Mary’s Cemetery, Palmyra Road
Site of Monroe Institute [7]
Grave of Thomas J. Higgins >@
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Grant’s all-­out assault on the Confederate works. He was captured after planting the colors on the works, an act so daring that his captors nominated him for the honor after the war.
Trail Stop 2 is 11 miles west and north via U. S. Highway 61 and Business 61.
Dickerson at Lafayette Streets, Palmyra
120 North Main Street, Hannibal
Old Marion County Jail [2]
Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum >@
Hannibal’s leading cultural institution and visitors’ attraction tells of the author’s years in Hannibal, including a brief career as a soldier during the Civil War, and his remarkable connections to U. S. Grant.
The Museum maintains 8 historic buildings, including the Boyhood Home, a National Historic Landmark
Tour Stop 4 is 1 mile west, via Mark Twain Avenue, Section and Hayward Streets.
Old Baptist Cemetery [4]
Corner of Section and Hayward Streets
Palmyra, the county seat of Marion County, has preserved the jail where 10 men were held on the night of October 17, 1862. The next day they were VKRWE\¿ULQJVTXDGIRU
joining Colonel Joseph Porter’s Northeast Missouri Confederate cavalry. The “Palmyra Massacre,” reported as far away as England, stained the Union cause.
Trail Stop 6 is 17 miles southwest, via U.S. Highways 24/36 and State Road DD.
Brush Creek Church [6]
Gentry Road, South of Rte. HH
Special thanks to the Missouri Humanities Council.
City of Mexico
300 N. Coal StreetÊÊUÊÊMexico, Missouri 65265
573-581-2100ÊÊUÊÊwww.mexicomissouri.net
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Map reprinted with permission of the author, Friend and Foe Alike: A Tour Guide to Missouri’s Civil War.
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for the Southern cause. In April, 1862, Confederate Colonel Joseph Porter of Lewis County received orders to proceed to his home territory to enlist cavalry and bring them south. It was about this time that Confederate forces suffered twin defeats near Missouri’s southern border, at Pea Ridge and Island No. 10, leaving the state largely in Union hands. The Southern-­leaning region to the north — Missouri’s Little Dixie ²FRXOG¿OO&RQIHGHUDWHUDQNV¿JKWLQJLQ7HQQHVVHHDQG$UNDQVDV3RUWHULVWKRXJKW
to have recruited 2,000 men during the summer of 1862. What is known as “Porter’s Raid” was a series of movements designed to bring these men into the safety of Confederate lines.
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Additional funding by the Missouri Civil War Reenactors’ Association, the
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have a wealth of cultural attractions, including battle sites. Northeast Missouri is
The U.S. Grant Trail focuses on places in Missouri that defined the early Civil War
with Missouri’s Civil War Heritage Foundation. Founded in 2001, this foundation
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or www.civilwartraveler.com
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the venue of choice for Civil War travelers in the upper Midwest.
career of the future President and Lieutenant General. These and nearby places
Hannibal Convention and Visitors Bureau
505 North Third StreetÊÊUÊÊHannibal, Missouri 63401
(573) 221-2477ÊÊUÊÊwww.visithannibal.com
heritage sites, and promoting tourist interest in Missouri’s rich Civil War history.
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ocated in Missouri’s “Little Dixie” region, Mexico has a rich Civil War history. Of interest to the Civil War traveler are Graceland Mansion (home of the Audrain County Historical Society), Elmwood Cemetery, and Old Village Cemetery, described in this brochure. US Grant was in Mexico when he was promoted to General. Other points of interest include the Saddle Horse Museum, the Firebrick Museum (both at Graceland Mansion) and Simmons Stables. One of the premier living history events in the Midwest is our annual “Walk Back In Time”, held on the last weekend in September. For more information, visit www.audrain.org, and www.
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American priest in the United States. The graveyard at Brush Creek has graves of prominent Catholic families of the area, slaves, and veterans of both sides.
Return to U.S. 24/36, proceed west 8 miles to Monroe City.
A substantial brick building occupied this site from 1860 until the end of the twentieth century. On July 11, 1861, Illinois and Iowa troops who had advanced from Palmyra were surrounded by forces of the Missouri State Guard, and took refuge in the Institute. The State Guard (allied with the Southern cause) bombarded the building for several hours, with little effect. Colonel Ulysses S. Grant entered Missouri with his regiment to reinforce the Union forces that fought here.
Trail Stop 8 is 6 blocks west.
Grave of A.V.E. Johnston [8]
South section of St. Jude Cemetery, Enchantment Avenue
Union Major Andrew Johnston of Monroe County was the highest ranking soldier killed at the 1864 Battle of Centralia. His remains were brought here to St. Jude Cemetery after the battle.
Trail Stop 10 is 15 miles south, via U.S. 24 and State Highway 107.
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Washington Visitors Center
301 W. Front StreetÊÊUÊÊWashington, Missouri 63090
1-888-7WASHMOÊÊUÊÊwww.washmo.org
Official Trail Guide
Mexico, Missouri
Return to Mark Twain Avenue. Proceed northwest 1.2 miles to the cemetery entrance on your left.
From Florida’s Mark Twain State Park, drive north via Route 107 and U.S.
Highway 24 to Main and Court Streets in Monroe City (Stop 7). Continue north
on Main to Bus. 36, then right. Enter U.S. 24 and 36 eastbound. East 6.5 miles
to Route DD. Return to this point after visiting Stop 6, which is 4.8 miles south
on DD. From the intersection of 24/36 and DD, drive east 5.5 miles to highway
interchange. Tour Stop 2 is north on U.S. Highway 24, 7 miles. For Hannibal
attractions, take U.S. Highway 36 east.
From Six Flags Exit (No. 261) on Interstate 44, drive west on Bus. 44 to Pacific
attractions. West on I-44 6.4 miles to U.S. 50. Turn right, drive 5 miles west
to State Highway 47, then right. Left on Main Street to Stop 18. West 4 blocks
to Stop 17. Return to Highway 47, turn left, then north 7.5 miles to 5th Street
in Washington. Turn left. Drive 9 blocks to Stop 16. North on Highway 47,
23 miles to Interstate 70 at Warrenton. West (left) on I-79 to Stop 15 at Exit
170. Leave Danville, north on Rte. 161 to Montgomery City, then left on State
Highway 19. Drive north 17 miles to U.S. Highway 54, then turn left. West
12.7 miles to Mexico attractions. From Mexico, drive north and east via Route
J, 18 miles to intersection with U.S. 54 and Highway 19. North here, 8.5 miles
to Tour Stop 11. Drive north 2 miles to State Highway 154, then left. West 8.7
miles to Route 107. Stop 10 is 2.6 miles north.
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annibal has been a tourist destination since Mark Twain published The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in 1876 and visitors began arriving to see the inspirational boyhood haunts. Twain’s legacy is alive and well, preserved in nine historic properties at the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum, at the Mark Twain Cave, a favorite of young Sam Clemens, and aboard the Mark Twain Riverboat, which cruises Sam’s beloved Mississippi. Visitors stroll by Bear Creek, which Brad Paisley sings about in “Huck Finn Blues,” a song inspired by Sam’s river town. And Hannibal offers other historical and cultural experiences…arts fairs, museums, historic B & Bs, guided tours, unique shops and dining, live performances, world-­class events, educational experiences, wine tasting and more. Hannibal info: visithannibal.com Mark Twain info: marktwainmuseum.org
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Pacific Area Chamber of Commerce
333 Chamber DriveÊÊUÊÊPacific, Missouri 63069
(636) 271-6639ÊÊUÊÊwww.pacificchamber.comÊÊUÊÊwww.pacificmissouri.com
Hannibal, Missouri
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Courthouse Square, Main & Church Streets in Union
West Liberty Street
Muldrow Cemetery, State Hwy. 19, .8 mile south of Rte. Y
Veterans Hall of Honor [17]
Elmwood Cemetery [14]
John Wade Grave [11]
One of Porter’s recruits executed at Palmyra is buried here at the Muldrow Cemetery. Two other men from Ralls County were among the victims. Only Wade’s resting place is known.
Trail Stop 12 is in Mexico, 26 miles southwest via Highways 19 and J.
Graceland Museum [12]
South Muldrow Street, Mexico
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National Register property is the home of the Audrain County Historical Society. Ulysses Grant visited the mansion while he commanded troops stationed in Mexico from July 20 to August 7, 1861.
South to Breckenridge, east to Clark Street, north 10 blocks to Whitely Street.
Old Village Cemetery >@
Fifty-­two Union soldiers, most of them killed at the Massacre and Battle of Centralia, were laid to rest here days after the battle (September 27, 1864). Their remains were removed to Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, near St. Louis, in 1867.
Trail Stop 14 is .8 mile west of Muldrow Street, south of the tracks.
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the site of a battle in July, 1862, when Porter’s cavalry attacked a detachment of the Third Iowa Cavalry. Earlier, in July, 1861, Grant’s regiment occupied Florida after marching south from its camp near Hunnewell, Missouri. The cabin where Twain was born is preserved near by.
Drive 13.5 miles east via Routes 107, 154 and State Highway 19 south.
Whitely and Western Streets
Mark Twain State Park, east of Highway 107
Mexico’s premier cemetery contains the grave of Peter McCullough, “the hanging judge of Andersonville.” McCullough, a Union prisoner at the Confederate prison camp, sentenced six Union soldiers to death for crimes against fellow prisoners. Among the estimated 200 graves of Union and Confederate veterans are those of corporals Walker and David Lillard, of the 68th Regiment, U. S. Colored Troops, and Union Lt. Colonel Bazil Lazear.
Proceed to Danville, 35 miles southeast via U.S. Highway 54 and State Highways 19 and 161.
Danville >@
Interstate 70 (Exit 170) north outer road
Danville was an objective of an 1864 guerrilla raid led by William “Bloody Bill” Anderson. Most of the buildings were burned to the ground on October 14, 1864. Those that survive include the Danville Female Academy (Stop 1 on Missouri’s Gray Ghosts Trail) and the Baker Plantation house.
Trail Stop 16 is in Washington, 46 miles southeast via Interstate 70 and Highway 47.
Washington Historical Society Museum [16]
Housed in Franklin County’s old courthouse on the square in Union, this museum features artifacts and uniform displays, honoring the county’s veterans of all of the nation’s wars. The Civil War experience of Franklin County’s men is highlighted.
West on Main Street, .3 mile.
Vitt’s Mill [18]
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army camped in Union as it moved west in the direction of Jefferson City. Vitt’s Mill was assaulted on October 2 by the advance elements of the Confederate army.
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to Jefferson Barracks near St. Louis. He lived in St. Louis before and after the Civil War. In July, 1861, he entered Missouri as colonel of an Illinois regiment, campaigning from north to south until November of that year.
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Ulysses Grant passed through Washington in August, 1861 to take command in Jefferson City.
Trail Stop 17 is 7.5 miles south via State Highway 47.
From Florida’s Mark Twain State Park, drive north via Route 107 and U.S.
Highway 24 to Main and Court Streets in Monroe City (Stop 7). Continue north
on Main to Bus. 36, then right. Enter U.S. 24 and 36 eastbound. East 6.5 miles
to Route DD. Return to this point after visiting Stop 6, which is 4.8 miles south
on DD. From the intersection of 24/36 and DD, drive east 5.5 miles to highway
interchange. Tour Stop 2 is north on U.S. Highway 24, 7 miles. For Hannibal
attractions, take U.S. Highway 36 east.
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The Stories Started Here
Special thanks to the Missouri Humanities Council.
have a wealth of cultural attractions, including battle sites. Northeast Missouri is
Hannibal Convention and Visitors Bureau
505 North Third StreetÊÊUÊÊHannibal, Missouri 63401
(573) 221-2477ÊÊUÊÊwww.visithannibal.com
career of the future President and Lieutenant General. These and nearby places
The U.S. Grant Trail focuses on places in Missouri that defined the early Civil War
heritage sites, and promoting tourist interest in Missouri’s rich Civil War history.
is a 501(c)(3) educational organization devoted to preserving Missouri’s Civil War
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with Missouri’s Civil War Heritage Foundation. Founded in 2001, this foundation
he U.S. Grant Trail Association operates as a committee of communities affiliated
City of Mexico
300 N. Coal StreetÊÊUÊÊMexico, Missouri 65265
573-581-2100ÊÊUÊÊwww.mexicomissouri.net
Washington Visitors Center
301 W. Front StreetÊÊUÊÊWashington, Missouri 63090
1-888-7WASHMOÊÊUÊÊwww.washmo.org
Pacific Area Chamber of Commerce
333 Chamber DriveÊÊUÊÊPacific, Missouri 63069
(636) 271-6639ÊÊUÊÊwww.pacificchamber.comÊÊUÊÊwww.pacificmissouri.com
Hannibal, Missouri
This guide is brought to you by our partners:
Missouri Civil War Reenactors’ Association
Ulysses S. Grant Association
Missouri’s Civil War Heritage Foundation
U.S. Grant Trail Association
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Mexico, Missouri
Site of Monroe Institute [7]
John Wade Grave [11]
Elmwood Cemetery [14]
Veterans Hall of Honor [17]
St. Mary’s Cemetery, Palmyra Road
North Main Street at Court Street
Muldrow Cemetery, State Hwy. 19, .8 mile south of Rte. Y
West Liberty Street
Courthouse Square, Main & Church Streets in Union
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Grant’s all-­out assault on the Confederate works. He was captured after planting the colors on the works, an act so daring that his captors nominated him for the honor after the war.
Trail Stop 2 is 11 miles west and north via U. S. Highway 61 and Business 61.
A substantial brick building occupied this site from 1860 until the end of the twentieth century. On July 11, 1861, Illinois and Iowa troops who had advanced from Palmyra were surrounded by forces of the Missouri State Guard, and took refuge in the Institute. The State Guard (allied with the Southern cause) bombarded the building for several hours, with little effect. Colonel Ulysses S. Grant entered Missouri with his regiment to reinforce the Union forces that fought here.
Trail Stop 8 is 6 blocks west.
Old Marion County Jail [2]
Dickerson at Lafayette Streets, Palmyra
Palmyra, the county seat of Marion County, has preserved the jail where 10 men were held on the night of October 17, 1862. The next day they were VKRWE\¿ULQJVTXDGIRU
joining Colonel Joseph Porter’s Northeast Missouri Confederate cavalry. The “Palmyra Massacre,” reported as far away as England, stained the Union cause.
Trail Stop 6 is 17 miles southwest, via U.S. Highways 24/36 and State Road DD.
Old Baptist Cemetery [4]
Brush Creek Church [6]
Gentry Road, South of Rte. HH
Return to Mark Twain Avenue. Proceed northwest 1.2 miles to the cemetery entrance on your left.
the venue of choice for Civil War travelers in the upper Midwest.
Missouri
Grave of Thomas J. Higgins >@
Corner of Section and Hayward Streets
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featured in the movie Glory.
Additional funding by the Missouri Civil War Reenactors’ Association, the
Gertrude and William A. Bernoudy Foundation and Meramec Caverns, Stanton, MO.
ocated in Missouri’s “Little Dixie” region, Mexico has a rich Civil War history. Of interest to the Civil War traveler are Graceland Mansion (home of the Audrain County Historical Society), Elmwood Cemetery, and Old Village Cemetery, described in this brochure. US Grant was in Mexico when he was promoted to General. Other points of interest include the Saddle Horse Museum, the Firebrick Museum (both at Graceland Mansion) and Simmons Stables. One of the premier living history events in the Midwest is our annual “Walk Back In Time”, held on the last weekend in September. For more information, visit www.audrain.org, and www.
mexico-­chamber.org.
Tour Stop 4 is 1 mile west, via Mark Twain Avenue, Section and Hayward Streets.
Visit us at www.mocivilwar.org
Pacific, Missouri
The Museum maintains 8 historic buildings, including the Boyhood Home, a National Historic Landmark
Production design: Cathy Wood, cathywoodbookdesign.com
Printed in Missouri, USA, by Midtown Printing Co., St. Louis, MO
©2012, Missouri Civil War Trails, all rights reserved
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Hannibal’s leading cultural institution and visitors’ attraction tells of the author’s years in Hannibal, including a brief career as a soldier during the Civil War, and his remarkable connections to U. S. Grant.
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look around. Come see our historic downtown, Railroad Days in September, and Civil War history year round.
Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum >@
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Reach us at www.mocivilwar.org
or [email protected]
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for the Southern cause. In April, 1862, Confederate Colonel Joseph Porter of Lewis County received orders to proceed to his home territory to enlist cavalry and bring them south. It was about this time that Confederate forces suffered twin defeats near Missouri’s southern border, at Pea Ridge and Island No. 10, leaving the state largely in Union hands. The Southern-­leaning region to the north — Missouri’s Little Dixie ²FRXOG¿OO&RQIHGHUDWHUDQNV¿JKWLQJLQ7HQQHVVHHDQG$UNDQVDV3RUWHULVWKRXJKW
to have recruited 2,000 men during the summer of 1862. What is known as “Porter’s Raid” was a series of movements designed to bring these men into the safety of Confederate lines.
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U. S. Grant Trail, designated by the blue line on the map that forms the interior of this guide. Directions are from north to south. Reverse driving directions (south to north) may be found in the partners section of this guide.
From Six Flags Exit (No. 261) on Interstate 44, drive west on Bus. 44 to Pacific
attractions. West on I-44 6.4 miles to U.S. 50. Turn right, drive 5 miles west
to State Highway 47, then right. Left on Main Street to Stop 18. West 4 blocks
to Stop 17. Return to Highway 47, turn left, then north 7.5 miles to 5th Street
in Washington. Turn left. Drive 9 blocks to Stop 16. North on Highway 47,
23 miles to Interstate 70 at Warrenton. West (left) on I-79 to Stop 15 at Exit
170. Leave Danville, north on Rte. 161 to Montgomery City, then left on State
Highway 19. Drive north 17 miles to U.S. Highway 54, then turn left. West
12.7 miles to Mexico attractions. From Mexico, drive north and east via Route
J, 18 miles to intersection with U.S. 54 and Highway 19. North here, 8.5 miles
to Tour Stop 11. Drive north 2 miles to State Highway 154, then left. West 8.7
miles to Route 107. Stop 10 is 2.6 miles north.
6332 Clayton Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63139
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annibal has been a tourist destination since Mark Twain published The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in 1876 and visitors began arriving to see the inspirational boyhood haunts. Twain’s legacy is alive and well, preserved in nine historic properties at the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum, at the Mark Twain Cave, a favorite of young Sam Clemens, and aboard the Mark Twain Riverboat, which cruises Sam’s beloved Mississippi. Visitors stroll by Bear Creek, which Brad Paisley sings about in “Huck Finn Blues,” a song inspired by Sam’s river town. And Hannibal offers other historical and cultural experiences…arts fairs, museums, historic B & Bs, guided tours, unique shops and dining, live performances, world-­class events, educational experiences, wine tasting and more. Hannibal info: visithannibal.com Mark Twain info: marktwainmuseum.org
Northeast Segment
Map reprinted with permission of the author, Friend and Foe Alike: A Tour Guide to Missouri’s Civil War.
NORTHEAST SEGMENT
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recruits at the Marion County town of Palmyra.
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This limestone structure was constructed in 1862, on the site of a church where a slave, Augustin Tolton, was baptized LQ7ROWRQÀHG0LVVRXUL
in 1864 after his father joined the Union Army, and went on WREHFRPHWKH¿UVW$IULFDQ
American priest in the United States. The graveyard at Brush Creek has graves of prominent Catholic families of the area, slaves, and veterans of both sides.
Return to U.S. 24/36, proceed west 8 miles to Monroe City.
Grave of A.V.E. Johnston [8]
South section of St. Jude Cemetery, Enchantment Avenue
Union Major Andrew Johnston of Monroe County was the highest ranking soldier killed at the 1864 Battle of Centralia. His remains were brought here to St. Jude Cemetery after the battle.
Trail Stop 10 is 15 miles south, via U.S. 24 and State Highway 107.
One of Porter’s recruits executed at Palmyra is buried here at the Muldrow Cemetery. Two other men from Ralls County were among the victims. Only Wade’s resting place is known.
Trail Stop 12 is in Mexico, 26 miles southwest via Highways 19 and J.
Graceland Museum [12]
South Muldrow Street, Mexico
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National Register property is the home of the Audrain County Historical Society. Ulysses Grant visited the mansion while he commanded troops stationed in Mexico from July 20 to August 7, 1861.
South to Breckenridge, east to Clark Street, north 10 blocks to Whitely Street.
Mexico’s premier cemetery contains the grave of Peter McCullough, “the hanging judge of Andersonville.” McCullough, a Union prisoner at the Confederate prison camp, sentenced six Union soldiers to death for crimes against fellow prisoners. Among the estimated 200 graves of Union and Confederate veterans are those of corporals Walker and David Lillard, of the 68th Regiment, U. S. Colored Troops, and Union Lt. Colonel Bazil Lazear.
Proceed to Danville, 35 miles southeast via U.S. Highway 54 and State Highways 19 and 161.
Danville >@
Interstate 70 (Exit 170) north outer road
Danville was an objective of an 1864 guerrilla raid led by William “Bloody Bill” Anderson. Most of the buildings were burned to the ground on October 14, 1864. Those that survive include the Danville Female Academy (Stop 1 on Missouri’s Gray Ghosts Trail) and the Baker Plantation house.
Trail Stop 16 is in Washington, 46 miles southeast via Interstate 70 and Highway 47.
Florida [10]
Old Village Cemetery >@
Mark Twain State Park, east of Highway 107
Whitely and Western Streets
Washington Historical Society Museum [16]
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the site of a battle in July, 1862, when Porter’s cavalry attacked a detachment of the Third Iowa Cavalry. Earlier, in July, 1861, Grant’s regiment occupied Florida after marching south from its camp near Hunnewell, Missouri. The cabin where Twain was born is preserved near by.
Drive 13.5 miles east via Routes 107, 154 and State Highway 19 south.
Fifty-­two Union soldiers, most of them killed at the Massacre and Battle of Centralia, were laid to rest here days after the battle (September 27, 1864). Their remains were removed to Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, near St. Louis, in 1867.
Trail Stop 14 is .8 mile west of Muldrow Street, south of the tracks.
113 East 4th Street at Market
Exhibits highlight the Civil War experience of German-­American soldiers and families that settled in Missouri River valley wine country, EHJLQQLQJLQWKHV
Ulysses Grant passed through Washington in August, 1861 to take command in Jefferson City.
Trail Stop 17 is 7.5 miles south via State Highway 47.
Housed in Franklin County’s old courthouse on the square in Union, this museum features artifacts and uniform displays, honoring the county’s veterans of all of the nation’s wars. The Civil War experience of Franklin County’s men is highlighted.
West on Main Street, .3 mile.
Vitt’s Mill [18]
East Main Street at State Street, This old brick mill was IRUWL¿HGE\WKHORFDO8QLRQ
home guard when Sterling Price’s Army of Missouri approached from the south during its Fall, 1864 incursion into Missouri. This campaign, involving more than 12,000 mounted Confederate troops, is known DV3ULFH¶V([SHGLWLRQ2Q2FWREHU±3ULFH¶VHQWLUH
army camped in Union as it moved west in the direction of Jefferson City. Vitt’s Mill was assaulted on October 2 by the advance elements of the Confederate army.
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to Jefferson Barracks near St. Louis. He lived in St. Louis before and after the Civil War. In July, 1861, he entered Missouri as colonel of an Illinois regiment, campaigning from north to south until November of that year.