The Battle of Lone Jack took place during the American Civil War on August 15–16, 1862 in Jackson County, Missouri. The battle was part of the Confederate guerrilla and recruiting campaign in Missouri in 1862.

The Battle of Lone Jack occurred in Jackson County, Missouri over the weekend of August 15-17, 1862, as a result of the Union attempting to wrest military control over the border region from the hands of the bushwhackers.

This nonprofit corporation was organized to support, protect, and preserve the unique history of the Lone Jack area. The primary focus is on the Civil War Cemetery and adjoining grounds, and the Civil War Museum.

Maj. Emory S. Foster, under orders, led an 800-man combined force from Lexington to Lone Jack. Upon reaching the Lone Jack area, he discovered 1,600 Rebels under Col. J.T. Coffee and prepared to attack them.

Mar 18, 2022 · By August 15, Confederate forces arrived in the town of Lone Jack in Jackson County and set up their encampments and pickets. In an effort to forever rid northwest Missouri of the guerrilla and Confederate presence, the Federals planned a major counteroffensive.

The history of the Battle of Lone Jack is a good story, and one that is now largely forgotten. Few outside of Jackson County have ever heard of the battle, except per-haps in a passing literary or film refer-ence.2 While certainly not an engagement of national note, the Battle of Lone Jack was of great local importance; it was, by

Fought on August 16, 1862, the battle at Lone Jack was, by all accounts, the site of the bloodiest battle fought on Missouri soil. The battle, a Confederate victory, left 270 dead, most of whom were buried on the battlefield in two 80-foot long trenches.

The constant threat from the numerous skirmishes, the spying of neighbor against neighbor, the irregular practices of draft enforcement and the depredations of the war set a true example of the war of brother against brother. This battle is indicative of the fratricidal nature of the Civil War in Missouri. Lone Jack Timeline

Jun 20, 2015 · Here early in the morning of August 16,1862, two thousand Confederates surprised and defeated a detachment of federal cavalry under the command of Major Emory S. Foster. (A historical marker located in Lone Jack in Jackson County, Missouri.)

Aug 22, 2012 · On August 15, 1862 Union Major Emory S. Foster, under orders from Totten, led a 740-man combined force from Lexington to Lone Jack. Other forces were dispatched from Kansas under General James G. Blunt (2,500 men) and Missouri under General Fitz Henry Warren (600 men), but they would not arrive in time for the engagement.