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The Upper Mississippi River during the War of 1812. 1: Fort Belle Fontaine U.S. headquarters; 2: Fort Osage, abandoned 1813; 3: Fort Madison, defeated 1813; 4: Fort Shelby, defeated 1814; 5: Battle of Rock Island Rapids, July 1814 and the Battle of Credit Island, Sept. 1814; 6: Fort Johnson, abandoned 1814; 7: Fort Cap au Gris and the Battle of the Sink Hole, May 1815.
Boone's Lick State Historic Site is located in Missouri, United States, four miles east of Arrow Rock. [4] The park was established in 1960 around one of the saltwater springs that was used in the early 19th century.
The Battle of Island Mound (2014), a 30-minute documentary, was commissioned by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and produced by Brant Hadfield, a filmmaker based in St. Louis. He wrote, directed, shot and edited the film. It won two Emmy Awards in 2015 for Best Historical Documentary and cinematography. [10] It has won other awards.
The Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site is located in a rural area of Bates County, Missouri, in the western part of the state. The site was established to preserve the area of the American Civil War battle that took place in October 28–29, 1862 between Union forces and Confederate guerrillas.
The battle site was established as Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Park on April 22, 1960, [10] and was re-designated a National Battlefield on December 16, 1970. [11] The battlefield was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. [12]
Credit Island in present-day Scott County, Iowa Credit Island from an 1838 GLO map The Upper Mississippi River during the War of 1812. 1: Fort Belle Fontaine U.S. headquarters; 2: Fort Osage; 3: Fort Madison; 4: Fort Shelby; 5: Battle of Rock Island Rapids, July 1814 and the Battle of Credit Island, Sept. 1814; 6: Fort Johnson; 7: Fort Cap au Gris and the Battle of the Sink Hole, May 1815.
The battle was fought in a low spot near the mouth of the Cuivre River near the current day city of Old Monroe. After the battle, in 1816, Black Hawk reaffirmed the Treaty of St. Louis after re-negotiation with the United States government. [7] The city was originally named "Monroe" and it served as the county seat from 1819 until 1823.
The once-thriving river village of Athens, Missouri, had up to fifty businesses and a large mill in antebellum times. [5] In July 1861, it was occupied by pro-Union forces of the Missouri Home Guard. Wanting to seize the strategically important village for the Confederacy, elements of the pro-Southern Missouri State Guard attacked on August 5 ...