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Battle of Pilot Knob - Iron County Courthouse MO237 |
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 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
 Picture courtesy of Jim Kuntz
 Picture courtesy of Jim Kuntz
BATTLE OF PILOT KNOB
IRON COUNTY COURTHOUSE
September 26, 1864
2:30 P.M. ----- 6:00 P.M.
Pvt. Rector of the 3RD M.S.M. was killed in front of the courthouse., Co. F, 47TH Missouri, firing from the courthouse killed the rebel who shot Rector. They were the first to die in the battle. A cavalry detachment led by Major Wilson drove the rebels back into Shut-in-Gap. Fighting ended at sunset. On the 2nd day rebel artillery fired into Ironton and hit the courthouse. The imprint of one of the shells can still be seen in its facade.
Iron County Historical Society.
S. Main St., courthouse lawn, Ironton, Iron County Missouri
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