Battle of Pilot Knob - Shut-in Gap - Arcadia, Missouri
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The Battle of Pilot Knob ran from just east of Arcadia, through Ironton, and up into Pilot Knob and Fort Davidson. There are 16 markers, and if taken in order will give the viewer an appreciation for the rolling battle through the Arcadia Valley.
Waymark Code: WM7EXN
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 10/16/2009
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Shut-in Gap
September 26, 1864
12:30 P.M. – 6 P.M.
Through Shut In Gap passed the most direct route from the Arcadia Valley to Fredericktown. Advance Elements of the Rebel Army rode through the gap undetected and were not spotted until they approached a Union picket post at the Russellville Junction. Following a skirmish in Ironton a cavalry detachment led by Major Wilson drove the Rebels back into the gap. After Wilson was wounded he and his men retreated toward Arcadia. Fighting ceased at sunset.
This is the first marker of 16 located within the 6 mile stretch of the battlefield. The marker is located across a low-water crossing
Below you can directly go to each of the waymarks consisting of the tour.
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