Looking for western Missouri military road maps

[gcollins]

I have searched high and low looking for troop movement roads or trails in the west part of missouri, does anyone have any maps or skecthes, drawing, ect. of Price's movement and trails in the west part of Missouri, I have a somewhat of a map of the Military road from Fort Scott to Fort Baxter, I am trying to find some cross roads or trails.
Thanks Greg

[newtocoinhunting]

You may want to check with:

Museum of Missouri Military History
2007 Retention Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65101-1203
(573) 638-9603
charles.machon@mo.ngb.army.mil

You may also check out:
http://home.usmo.com/~momollus/Mocwlink.htm
http://www.umsystem.edu/shs/military.html

[stoney56]

Maybe this will help. Are you looking as far west as Carthage and Newtonia?
http://americancivilwar.com/statepic/mo.html

Here's another one that has offical records and reports. Sorry no maps but good descriptions of who and where.
http://www.civilwarhome.com/records.htm

[gcollins]

Stoney,
Yes that is the area and north about 70 miles, like hunting a neddle in a hay stack, but you have to find the hay stack first.I am hopeing that somone has some old docs. that will help me narrow down my search, i am doing it month, and year at a time.Starting Sept2, 1861. If anyone has any Ideas, please let me know.
Thanks Greg

[warsawdaddy]

About a month ago,the editor of Benton County Enterprise,local Warsaw,MO newspaper,and our local historian,Homer May,just for the thrill of it tried to find and travel the Military Road from Warsaw to Cole Camp,MO.They were somewhat successful.Warsaw was burned three times during the CW.You can contact the Enterprise by: James White,editor,1-660-438-3464.He can put you in touch with Homer May.They are just plain country folk,like most of us here.Homer has been interested in all local history for a long time and has extensive knowledge of it.Goodluck.

[gcollins]

Warsaw,
Thanks for the info, I will give them a call. I have posted so much with little response, I guess a lot of people think that every one with a metal detector is a grave robber! I would never hunt a national battlefield, I am looking for campsites, places that troops camped, looking for stuff they left or lost, not wanting to damage anything or anyone, just love the history we have of the civil war, and then being able to prove and document area's they many people do not know they exist! If I can hook up with these guys, and locate any place you are welcome to join me.
Thanks again for you help.
Greg Collins
p.s. Today I have been reading on the Lone Jack battle, but I am not sure of how much of the troop movement area is covered under the area of the battlefield?

[warsawdaddy]

There is a place just so. of Windsor that was known at that time as FT Lyons.It never was a real fort but just an encampment by an officer named Lyons.I haven't tried to locate it.My g'g'grandfather was wounded at lonejack and so was his horse.The national park there is just like most of them.They pretty well know where some of the hard fighting took place but do not know of all the other skirmishes around the area.Getting back to the Military Road from Warsaw to Cole Camp,I think it ran south and west to Oceola and over to FT Scott.
What area are you located in? I'm in Edwards,just north off of hwy 7(a little southeast of Warsaw).

[gcollins]

I live in Southeast Kansas, in a little town called Oswego. I am not to far from you. If you ever have the time I would love to buy you a cup of coffee and vist, I have just started the study of the Civil War for about 3 months, I am 50 years old, wished I would started this 20 years ago.
Thanks Greg

[Gribnitz]

I live in central Missouri. I have a lot of the same problems. I know where some camps were, but the best parts are covered by concrete now.

The best place to look is in historical societies, not the libraries. They usually have something about the happenings during the civil war in the local area.

Not sure what you have found so far, but if you find fired mini balls you are really close. Look for a creek and hunt around that.