The Confederate Invasion of Iowa Monument (Bloomfield, Iowa)

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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;

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Country

United States

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The Confederate Invasion of Iowa Monument (Bloomfield, Iowa)

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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