tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295676.post8141640615051484533..comments2023-11-02T23:06:45.962-07:00Comments on of Battlefields and Bibliophiles: The Confederate Invasion of Iowadwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748726942956990159noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295676.post-11850404637768552602015-03-24T09:11:16.384-07:002015-03-24T09:11:16.384-07:00I came across the marker on a quick morning drive ...I came across the marker on a quick morning drive from Oskaloosa IA to Kirkwood MO and back last summer. There was one brochure left at the site which I grabbed. Looking forward to going back some day as it has a well done map complete with coordinates for 32 houses that were "visited". Google Davis Co raid and you'll get a website and a Facebook page you can use to make further contacts. I didn't see the map though. Chucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295676.post-16041427778474709262012-07-30T16:45:08.484-07:002012-07-30T16:45:08.484-07:00What great timing... On my most recent trip from ...What great timing... On my most recent trip from Murfreesboro, TN to south central Iowa (a trip I make 2 to 3 times a year), I recently stopped at the Battle of Athens Missouri State Historic Site. I took several pictures, whihc I will soon be posting on Civil War Notebook. As for the Davis County "raid," this is the first I've heard of it & will definitely have to find the plaque on my next trip (I'm always on the look out for new places to stop and new things to see).Jim Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14998412037633765165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295676.post-8111970682464055202012-07-20T17:47:28.062-07:002012-07-20T17:47:28.062-07:00I think Salineville's claim is the furthest no...I think Salineville's claim is the furthest north engagement. Morgan's surrender site is actually further north at 40 41.53 N, which is still further south than the Iowa site. However, I agree that Morgan's raid should be distinguished on the basis it involved regular units unlike the Iowa raid, St. Albans raid and the Lake Erie/Philo Parsons raid.<br /><br />Chris Van BlarganAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295676.post-1962685701812800912012-07-20T16:38:01.645-07:002012-07-20T16:38:01.645-07:00RE: Athens, I think a few shells landed on the Iow...RE: Athens, I think a few shells landed on the Iowa side of the Des Moines River, thus making it an Iowa battle...sorta kinda.Jeffry Burdenhttp://22iowa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295676.post-83482013638403616962012-07-20T15:46:17.618-07:002012-07-20T15:46:17.618-07:00Jim,
A nice little book about Athens was published...Jim,<br />A nice little book about Athens was published a few years ago.<br /><br />http://cwba.blogspot.com/2007/12/cooper-wiele-skim-milk-yankees-fighting.htmlDW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295676.post-85173909687113816832012-07-20T15:16:29.496-07:002012-07-20T15:16:29.496-07:00Thanks Jim, I did find a little article on it. Loo...Thanks Jim, I did find a little article on it. Looks like all of the fighting took place on the Missouri side. http://tinyurl.com/8ya24csdwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01748726942956990159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295676.post-38466119856488861272012-07-20T05:00:30.070-07:002012-07-20T05:00:30.070-07:00When I drove from Missouri to visit my brother in ...When I drove from Missouri to visit my brother in Iowa many years ago, there was a marker for the "Battle of Athens" in Iowa. I have a photo somewhere---I'll look for it this weekend.James F. Eppersonhttp://www.civilwarcauses.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295676.post-33488170831056101872012-07-19T06:53:38.324-07:002012-07-19T06:53:38.324-07:00There's a booklet that provides the history be...There's a booklet that provides the history behind that Bloomfield marker. It's titled "The Confederate Invasion of Iowa" (authored by Russell Corder) and I've never been able to buy or borrow a copy.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.com