Battle of Pilot Knob - Pilot Knob, Missouri - Battlefields on Waymarking.com

The Battle of Pilot Knob September 26-27, 1864 involved an attack by a Confederate force of 12,000 led by Maj. Gen. Sterling Price on Fort Davidson. The fort was defended by only 1,450 men led by Gen. Thomas Ewing Jr.. The attack on the fort resulted in a loss of over 1,000 Confederate soldiers in less than an hour. The Union forces were able to repulse the Confederate attacks through the day. During the night the Union forces left Fort Davidson under the cover of darkness undetected. The volunteers from the Union force stayed behind long enough to blow up the magazine in the middle of the fort. The Confederate forces did not investigate until morning allowing the Union forces a head start. The Price forces wastefully pursued the Union forces for two days allowing St. Louis (the ultimate goal of Price's forces) to be reinforced thus preventing Price from any attempt on St. Louis.

Name of Battle: Battle of Pilot Knob Name of War: Civil War Entrance Fee: 0.00 (listed in local currency) Parking: N 37° 37.230 W 090° 38.424 Date(s) of Battle (Beginning): 09/26/1864 Date of Battle (End): 09/28/1864

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