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The "39th Regiment" Monument of Centralia, Mo. is located in the Jefferson City National Cemetery. It was erected around 1868. It commemorates members of Companies A, G and H of the 39th Regiment of the Missouri Volunteer Infantry who were killed in action at Centralia on Sept. 27, 1864. The monument marks the trench burial of the 118 men interred there. 

For more information please visit the Jefferson City National Cemetery (http://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/jeffersoncity.asp).

The "Attack on Goslin's Lane" Wayside Marker  is located on Route J, north of Interstate 70, near Rocheport, MO.   

For more information please visit the Missouri's Civil War Heritage Foundation website (http://www.mocivilwar.org/).

The "Battle of Cole Camp" wayside marker is located on Highway 52 just east of Cole Camp. It is located across the intersection of Highway 52 and Dodge Pond Avenue on the farm of Harold and Leona Mae Hesse.

On the marker are details of the Battle of Cole Camp along with illustrations and a battle map.

The "Battle of Fayette" wayside marker is located adjacent to the Student and Community Center on the campus of Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri.

The marker features background information on the battle, details of the battle, illustrations and a battle map.

The "Battle of Independence" wayside marker is located near the southwest corner of the Courthouse Square on West Lexington Avenue in Independence, Missouri.

Included on the marker are the background and details of the First Battle of Independence. The marker mentions William Quantrill, Col. John T. Hughes, Col. G.W. Thompson and Col. Upton Hays. The marker features illustrations, photographs and a detailed map of the battle.

"Battle of Lone Jack" Marker is located just south of U.S. Hwy 50 in Lone Jack, MO. It was erected by the Jackson County Parks Department and describes the Battle of Lone Jack.

The "Battle of Mount Zion" Marker is located on the grounds of the Mount Zion Church and Cemetery, southeast of Hallsville, MO on Mt. Zion Church Road.

The Mount Zion Church was the scene of a Civil War battle on December 28, 1861. Seven Confederate soldiers are buried in the cemetery.

The marker was erected by the Sons of Confederate Veterans in 2002.

 The "Battle of the Big Blue Battle Maps" Wayside Marker is part of the Battle of Westport driving tour. It is located in Kansas City, Missouri on Manchester Trafficway. The marker has information about the Battle of the Big Blue during Oct. 22 and Oct.

The "Battle of Westport" Wayside Marker is part of the Battle of Westport driving tour. It is located in Kansas City, Missouri at the corner of 63rd and Elmwood near the entrance to the zoo.

This is STOP 18 on the tour. 

The "Bent & Ward Houses" Wayside Marker is part of the Battle of Westport driving tour. It is located in Kansas City, Missouri on 55th just east of Ward Parkway. 

The "Broken Capstone" Marker is located just southeast of the Lexington Battlefield on the site of the Old Masonic College in Lexington, MO.

The "Camp Jackson Affair" wayside marker is located on the campus of St. Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri.

The marker provides background information and the details of the Camp Jackson Affair along with a discussion of the implications of the incident. Capt. Nathaniel Lyon, Claiborne Fox Jackson and Frank Blair are mentioned on the marker. The marker also features a number of illustrations.