Name/Title
Battle of Lexington, MO, Wilke Illustration, 1861Entry/Object ID
P1993.1H.240Description
Battle of Lexington, MO, Wilke Illustration, 1861. b/w. Illustration showing the Civil War Battle in Lexington, Sept. 17-20, 1861 which was won by the Confederate forces famously rolling wet hemp bales up the river bluffs before them to absorb Union fire. The courthouse was fired upon and yet holds the cannon ball in one of its pillars.
This is the scene of mayhem of the battle, with soldiers ascending the ill near Anderson House, college and courthouse on hills in background.
Caption: "Battle of Lexington, MO, September 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th, 1861, resulting in the surrender of the federal forces 2610 strong, under Colonel James A. Mulligan to General Sterling Price, who commanded the Confederate forces, 24,000 strong. From a sketch by F.B. Wilkie."
Original digital scan located on History CD 03.Made/Created
Date made
1861Place
City
LexingtonState/Province
MissouriLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Civil warsSearch Terms
Civil War in Missouri, Battle of Lexington, MO, 1861, Lexington, MO