Name/Title
Lexington, Missouri, Civil War Battle Sites, Photos, 1955Entry/Object ID
P1993.1H.241Description
Lexington, Missouri, Civil War Battle Sites, Photos (17), 1955. b/w. Seventeen photos taken of various Civil War battle sites on April 26, 1955, the day of a re-enactment of the battle. Photos taken by Don Reynolds, SJM staff photographer. At least two photos include Roy Coy, Museum Director.
93.1H.241 = Lafayette County Courthouse as seen from across the street. Two-story brick or stone building with four iconic pillars, 2-stories tall, supporting the porch roof. Tower at roof-top with small dome.
93.1H.242 = Lafayette County Courthouse front facade, as described in #241 above. Closer view. Sign in front: "Historic Lafayette County Courthouse, 1847"
93.1H. 243 = Close-up of pillar with cannon ball still stuck in hole at top. "Battle of Lexington, Sept. 19019020, 1861" inscribed below hole.
93.1H.244 = Anderson House, which served as a hospital during the battle, and was occupied at various times by both Union and Confederate Troops. This photo shows the house from a distance in front, giving full view of facade with its pillared porch with balcony above. A 2-story brick residence, one side is visible at left. Man standing in yard is Roy Coy.
93.1H.245 = Closer view of the Anderson House porch area and steps leading up to the porch, expansive front lawn. Man & woman in front next to bench, another man standing on porch.
93.1H.246 = Close-up view of the brick wall at the rear of the Anderson House, riddled with bullet holes. Roy Coy is pointing to one such hole.
93.1H.247 = Director & Caretaker of Anderson House with his wife. A couple in mid-life, he is wearing suspenders, she a dark dress. Taken in the parlor of the House with pianoforte at right.
93.1H..248 = Historic Home, unidentified, Lexington, MO. Two-story while brick home with covered porch, supported by pillars on 1st level, shuttered windows. Wrought iron fence in front. "Historic Drive" sign in front of fence., Lexington, MO, April 26, 1955.
93.1H.249 = Historic Home, Victorian style covered porch, flat roof-line. Shuttered windows, wrought iron fence, Unidentified, Lexington, MO, April 26, 1955.
93.1H.250 = Historic marker at Masonic College Hill. "From this spot Captain Guibor's Battery shelled the Federal Troops entrenched on Masonic College Hill during the Battle of Lexington, September 18,19,20, 1861. Erected by Lafayette-Lexington Chapter .D.A.R. and Citizens of Lexington, 1928 )?)"
93.1H.251 = Photo of Battlefield, Stone marker in front of stone wall entrance to grassy area. Marker Inscribed: "Battle Field, Lexington, MO. September 18, 19, 20, 1861"
93.1H.252 = Close-up of Battle Field Marker described in #251 above.
93.1H.253 & 254 = Cemetery. Small plat surrounded by iron link chain and stone posts, Two tombstones visible. Man & woman in shadow on left looking at plot.
93.1H.255 = Close-up of larger marker in cemetery plot in #253 above. Government-issue veterans maker. "Five unknown U.S. Soldiers", Battle of Lexington, September 18,19, 20, 1861. Reburied November 11, 1932."
93.1H.256 = Roy Coy, center, with two men in military uniform at "Cotton Bale Hill", Lexington, MO. 1955
93.1H.257 = Roy Coy, right, with two men in military uniform, Anderson House in background, Lexington, MO, 1955.
Original digital scan located on History CD 03Made/Created
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1955Place
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LexingtonState/Province
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Notes
Photos by SJM staff photographer Don Reynolds
