eldon sites

[dirtzilla]

Im new to the sport and the area,Is there any sites in the eldon,eugene area any good history about the area from jefferson city to eldon any info anyone would care to part with? best wishes to ya!

[dkw]

My mom's side of the family was from the Eugene area. I don't know what kind of hunting you like to do. One place that I would try to hunt if I was still in that area is Camp Mocomi. That was the church camp that I went to as a kid(30 years ago). I don't know when they started using it. It was originally a farmstead before it became a church camp. There is an old tiff mine on the lane leading to the camp. My grandfather worked there when he was a teenager(1930s).

Here's the best info I can find about it on the web. I don't know who owns it.

http://www.capitalwestcc.org/cwcc2.n...C?Opendocument

It might be worth checking out Hickory Hill, Etterville, and Olean for spots. These towns are almost ghost towns compared to what they once were. There's bound to be some good sites around them. I can remember going to an old church in Hickory Hill for funerals and weddings. I believe it was on the north side of the town.

p.s. If you do get to hunt the church camp, the quarter I was going to buy a soda with one night is somewhere behind the middle cabin on the boys side.

[les]

Hi Dirtzilla : Are you interested in Civil War Stuff?? Here is some Civil War info around the Jefferson City Mo. area,, I couldn't find anything on Eldon,,Eugene,,but,, I don't know how far away these places are from Jefferson city? If you live in that area ,,you may know where some of these places below are,, If there are any other towns closeby, I can check for Civil War info on them also. Let me know. Good luck in your searches!
Les
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BOONVILLE, MO
June 17, 1861


Boonville, MO., June I7, 1861. Missouri Volunteers,
Totten's Battery, and three Companies of Infantry. The Union
troops, under the command of Brig.- Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, of the
U. S. Army, had gone to Jefferson City to engage the state troops
led by Gov. Jackson. Upon arriving at the capital Lyon was
informed that Jackson had retreated in the direction of
Boonville. Leaving three companies of Col. Boernstein's regiment
at Jefferson City he proceeded by boat up the river to within
about 6 Miles of Boonville, where he disembarked the greater part
of his force, leaving one company of Blair's regiment and a small
detachment of artillery to continue by water while he with about
1,700 men, marched against the town by land. When within 2 Miles
of the Town Lyon Found his further progress disputed by a body of
state troops under the command of Col. Marmaduke. The force of
Marmaduke was not strong enough, however, to offer serious
resistance, and after a short skirmish fell back to the town.
The entire Confederate force there was then driven out and Lyon
occupied the Place. The Union loss was 2 killed, 9 wounded, and
15 missing, and the Confederate loss 25 killed, 50 wounded and 20
captured. This occurrence ended the power of Gov. Jackson in the
state.

Source: The Union Army,

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Boonville, MO
Sept. 13, 1861


Missouri Home Guards.

A body of home guards, commanded by Maj. Eppstein, was
intrenched at Boonville, when the Place was invested by a
detachment of Price's Army.

Col. Jeff C. Davis, of the 22nd Ind. infantry, commanding at
Jefferson City, hurried 1,200 men to Eppstein's relief and the
enemy gave up the contest.

They had been expecting reinforcements from Gen. Green, but
Green was attacked by a detachment of Federal troops while
crossing the river at Glasgow and was therefore unable to send
assistance to Boonville.

At Boonville the Union loss was 1 killed and 4 wounded; that
of the enemy was 12 killed and 40 wounded. No casualties were
reported on the Federal side at Glasgow, but A Number of
Confederates were known to have been killed.

Source: The Union Army,


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Boonville, MO.
Oct. 9, 1864


Missouri State Militia, Cavalry and Light Artillery, United
States Volunteer Cavalry in pursuit of Price.

The Confederates evacuated Jefferson City on the 8th and early
the next morning the Union troops started in pursuit. The
rear guard was overtaken before noon and skirmishing continued
throughout the Day.

At Boonville the enemy made a stand and A Sharp engagement
ensued, though with slight losses on both sides.

Source: The Union Army,


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Brunswick, MO.,
Oct. 11, 1864.


43d Missouri Infantry.

Col. Chester Harding commanding the 43d Mo., with six companies
of his regiment, Left Fort Leavenworth on the 7th on the
steamboats Benton and West Wind, for Jefferson City. They
reached Brunswick on the morning of the 11th and found the town
occupied by Capt. Kennedy, of Price's army, with about 80 men,
most of whom he had recruited in the town the Day before.

This force was well posted in a log and Earth Work. Harding
landed a portion of his Men Under Lieut. Simmonds at the mouth
of Grand river, with instructions to deploy as skirmishers and
attack the works. At the First Fire Kennedy and his men
vacated their position, mounted their horses and made for the
timber, taking with them 2 of their Number seriously wounded.

The boats then landed, Harding Took possession of all the
horses he could find, mounted about 50 of his men and sent them
in pursuit. These men returned the next morning without having
overtaken Kennedy, and the boats proceeded on their way.

Source: The Union Army,


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California House, MO.,
Aug. 29, 1862.


13th Missouri Militia Cavalry.

A body of Confederates, about 300 strong, while moving through
Pulaski County, was fired upon by Federal pickets at the
California House, 7 Miles from Waynesville. The firing was
unexpected and the enemy, not knowing the size of the party who
did it, scattered in different directions.

The pickets brought in 2 prisoners, 9 horses and several guns
that some of the men threw away in their flight. Capts. Long
and Murphy Went in pursuit, killed 7 and wounded several, with
a loss of 1 man killed and 3 wounded. Murphy continued the
Chase for about 18 Miles, forcing 29 of them to surrender to a
militia company in Osage County.

He also sent 9 prisoners to Jefferson City and destroyed all
the skiffs at McKerk landing, where the party intended to Cross
the river.

Source: The Union Army,

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Lexington, Mo.,
Nov. 4, 1863.


Detachment of 1st Missouri State Militia Cavalry.

Brig.-Gen. Ebgert B. Brown, reporting from Jefferson City on
Nov. 12, Says: "Lieut. David Groomer on the morning of the 4th
instant, came up with a party of 8 bushwhackers (who had been
passing themselves as Shelby's men) near the Sedalia road 12
Miles East of Lexington, killing 2, capturing 4 horses and
equipments, 2 guns and a lot of clothing.

Casualties on our side, 1 horse wounded."

Source: The Union Army,


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Moreau Bottom MO.,
Oct. 7,1864.


6th and 8th Cavalry, Missouri State Militia.

This affair occurred During Price's Missouri Expedition, when
he was approaching Jefferson City. The 6th and 8th regiments
were stationed at the Bridge Across Moreau Creek and annoyed
the enemy for some time, thereby delaying his advance.

The use of Confederate artillery compelled the militia to fall
back to a strip of timber where another detachment of the same
two regiments was drawn up and repulsed the enemy for the time.

Later, however, the whole command withdrew within the
intrenchments of Jefferson City. No casualties were reported.

Source: The Union Army,

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