Fort Davidson

Ft. Davidson State Historic Site
Missouri State Historic Site

Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Iron County

City	Pilot Knob

Coordinates	37°37′11″N 90°38′24″W / 37.61972°N 90.64000°W / 37.61972; -90.64000

Area	77.19 sq mi (200 km²) ^[1]

State acquisition	1968 ^[2]


Website: Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site

Fort Davidson
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Tents at the Fort Davidson Living History event, September 30, 2006
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Location	Pilot Knob, Missouri
Built	1863
Architect	Davidson,Gen. J.W.
NRHP Reference #	70000332
Added to NRHP	February 26, 1970

Fort Davidson was the site of the Battle of Fort Davidson during the American Civil War. The site is protected as Ft. Davidson State Historic Site, part of the Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site in Pilot Knob, Missouri, managed by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.^[3] Fort Davidson was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

The fort has the name of John Davidson, a Union general.^[4]

Description

The earthworks of the fort are still generally intact, surrounding the huge hole that was caused by the powder explosion. Following the battle, the Confederates held the field and were therefore responsible for burying the dead. One of the rifle pits was accordingly selected for use as a mass grave. Although the exact number of Confederate casualties are unknown, park historians estimate that total Southern casualties were approximately 1,000. This compares to 200 Union casualties, 28 of which were killed. The mass grave is now marked by a granite monument.

Activities and amenities

A museum and interpretive center features a 25-minute film about the battle as well as a 15-minute audio-visual display of the battle in miniature. Displays include artifacts from the battle and from the Civil War in general.

References

↑ "Missouri State Park Advisory Board Annual Report 2008". Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
↑ "State Park Land Acquisition Summary". Missouri State Parks. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
↑ "Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site". Missouri State Parks. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
↑ "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

External links

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Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site Missouri Department of Natural Resources

One side of Fort Davidson as seen today. The crater from the powder magazine blast is visible on the right. Pilot Knob is the hill at the back.

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Protected areas of Missouri

Federal

National Monuments:	George Washington Carver

National Historic Sites:	Harry S Truman Ulysses S. Grant

National Battlefields:	Wilson's Creek

National Memorials:	Jefferson National Expansion Memorial

National Wildlife Refuges:	Big Muddy Clarence Cannon Great River Middle Mississippi River Mingo Ozark Cavefish Pilot Knob Squaw Creek Swan Lake Two Rivers

National Forests:	Mark Twain

Wilderness Areas:	Bell Mountain Devils Backbone Hercules Glades Irish Mingo Paddy Creek Piney Creek Rockpile Mountain

Other Protected Areas:	Ozark National Scenic Riverways

State

State Parks:	Babler Sam A. Baker Bennett Spring Big Lake Big Oak Tree Big Sugar Creek Castlewood Crowder Cuivre River Current River Don Robinson Echo Bluff Elephant Rocks Finger Lakes Graham Cave Grand Gulf Ha Ha Tonka Harry S Truman Hawn Johnson's Shut-Ins Jones-Confluence Point Katy Trail Knob Noster Lake of the Ozarks Lake Wappapello Lewis and Clark Long Branch Mark Twain Meramec Montauk Morris Onondaga Cave Pershing Pomme de Terre Prairie Roaring River Rock Island Trail Robertsville Rock Bridge Memorial Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry Route 66 St. Francois St. Joe Stockton Table Rock Taum Sauk Mountain Thousand Hills Trail of Tears Van Meter Wakonda Wallace Washington Watkins Woolen Mill Weston Bend

State Historic Sites:	Arrow Rock Battle of Athens Battle of Carthage Battle of Island Mound Battle of Lexington Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio Bollinger Mill Nathan Boone Homestead Boone's Lick Bothwell Lodge Clark's Hill/Norton Confederate Memorial Deutschheim Dillard Mill Gov. Daniel Dunklin's Grave Felix Vallé House First Missouri State Capitol Fort Davidson Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home Harry S Truman Birthplace Hunter-Dawson Iliniwek Village Jefferson Landing Jewell Cemetery Locust Creek Covered Bridge Mark Twain Birthplace Mastodon Missouri Mines Missouri State Capitol Missouri State Museum Osage Village Sandy Creek Covered Bridge Sappington Cemetery Scott Joplin House Towosahgy Union Covered Bridge Watkins Woolen Mill

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