The silence that surrounds you at this site belies what happened here during the Civil War. This is where one of the earliest engagements of the Civil War took place. Stand in the spot where the Union fired the final battle shots.
Battle
Confederate Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke wanted to strike Brig. Gen. John McNeil at Bloomfield, Missouri, on this date in 1863. McNeil retreated and Marmaduke followed. The next day, Marmaduke learned that McNeil was near Cape Girardeau. He sent troops to destroy or capture McNeil’s forces. Most of the fighting centered around Fort B, the …
