Dublin Core
Title
The Confederate Invasion of Iowa Monument (Bloomfield, Iowa)
Contributor
pj44@st-andrews.ac.uk
Type
Site
Identifier
3021
Extent
m x m x m
Medium
HMDB
Spatial Coverage
current,40.741796732210545, -92.41889403311968;
Europeana
Country
United States
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The Confederate Invasion of Iowa Monument (Bloomfield, Iowa)
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/The_Confederate_Invasion_of_Iowa_Monument_(Bloomfield,_Iowa)
Monument Type
Stone – uncarved
Erected by
Davis County Civil War Guerrilla Raid Society
Funded by
Historical Society
Inscription
"
Site of
The Confederate Invasion of Iowa
12th Day of October 1864.
This monument marks the northern most point of incursion into Iowa by Confederate Forces. On October 12, 1864, Lieutenant James “Bill” Jackson led twelve heavily armed Missouri Partisan Rangers dressed in Union uniforms in a raid through Davis County, Iowa, resulting in the murder of three local citizens. • This Plaque Dedicated in 2005 • Davis County Civil War Guerrilla Raid Society.
In Honor Of Those Citizens of Davis County Who Sacrificed And Served to Preserve The Union. • Donated in 2005 by Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.
(plaque to the right of main plaque) Confederate Partisan Rangers Came From Missouri To This Point, The Furthest North Of Any Confederate Incursion During the Civil War. • Donated in 2005 by the Sons of Confederate Veterans of the Civil War."
State
Iowa
County
Davis
Affiliation
Confederate
City
Bloomfield
Location Type
Battlefield