Old West New West Magazine – Your Travel & History Guide for Western Adventures. Enjoy Travel Tips, Discounts, Specials, Restaurant Reviews, National Park Information and Much More… http://www.oldwestnewwest.com/table/civil-war-and-the-west/missouri/feed/atom.html 2012-02-09T21:49:41Z Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management 2008-08-31T17:24:27Z 2008-08-31T17:24:27Z http://www.oldwestnewwest.com/20080831100/civil-war-and-the-west/missouri/the-civil-wars-first-major-battle-fought-in-the-west.html Mike Harris Mikeharris@oldwestnewwest.com

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Ten miles southwest of Springfield, Missouri, just off Farm Road 182 near where it intersects Missouri Highway ZZ, you'll find the entrance to Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, one of the nation's lesser known Civil War battlefields. <br /><br />Think of Wilson's Creek as a hidden, or at least highly overlooked gem of American history that not only offers a window into the early phase of the Civil War, but a glimpse at the political and economic struggles many Missourians faced at the time.<br />

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Ten miles southwest of Springfield, Missouri, just off Farm Road 182 near where it intersects Missouri Highway ZZ, you'll find the entrance to Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, one of the nation's lesser known Civil War battlefields. <br /><br />Think of Wilson's Creek as a hidden, or at least highly overlooked gem of American history that not only offers a window into the early phase of the Civil War, but a glimpse at the political and economic struggles many Missourians faced at the time.<br />