Picture courtesy of Jim Kuntz

Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz

Fought Sept. 29 and 30, 1864. The night of Sept. 27, 1000 Union troops under Gen. Ewing, forced to evacuate Ft. Davidson at Pilot Knob or be annihilated escaped through enemy lines. Gen. Sterling Price sent Gen. Marmaduke and Gen. Shelby in pursuit. Union forces covered 66 miles in 39 hours, fought 6 rear-guard skirmishes, arrived here exhausted and hungry. They fortified themselves along railroad, burned barns and haystacks to prevent attack. The next day, they rejected a demand to surrender. The Confederates decided against further battle turned and rejoined Price at Union, Mo. Oct 1, Federals withdrew regrouping at Rolla.

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