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Siege of Lexington

Siege of Lexington was a siege conducted in 1861 at Lexington, in what is now Missouri, United States. It was part of the Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War. The recorded result: Confederate victory. Recorded strength: 15,000 against 3,500.

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Fought1861
WhereLexington, Missouri, United States39.183N, 93.875W
OutcomeConfederate victory
BelligerentsMissouri (Confederate)againstUnited States
Casualties and losses~150 (30 killed, 120 wounded)and~36 killed, 117 wounded, 8 missing, ~3,000 captured
Battlefield todayLexington Ii battlefieldNPS site MO023, 10,943 acres studied, 2,979 core
Part ofTrans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War

Where it sits in the Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War

Siege of Lexington, 1861Engagement near Carthage, 1861Battle of Wilson's Creek, 1861Action at Blue Mills Landing, 1861Engagement at Fredericktown, 1861Action at Springfield, 1861Battle of Belmont, 1861Battle of St. Charles, 1862Battle of Moore's Mill, 1862First Battle of Newtonia, 1862Skirmish at Island Mound, 1862Battle of Cane Hill, 1862Battle of Cape Girardeau, 1863Battle of Devil's Backbone, 1863Second Battle of Cabin Creek, 186418611864Siege of Lexington, 1861
15 placed engagements of the Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1861 (year precision)
to 20 September 1861
PlaceLexington, Missouri, United States
39.183N, 93.875W
KindSiege, nineteenth century
Strength15,0003,500
Casualties and losses~150 (30 killed, 120 wounded)~36 killed, 117 wounded, 8 missing, ~3,000 captured
Commanders
  • James A. Mulligan
Siege of LexingtonSiege of LexingtonSecond Battle of LexingtonBattle of Little Blue RiverSecond Battle of Lexington20 km39.183N, 93.875W
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The National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program maps this as the Lexington Ii battlefield (site MO023): a study area of 10,943 acres, with a core area of 2,979 acres where the fighting was concentrated; 5,831 acres retain enough integrity to be potentially eligible for the National Register.

Siege of Lexington is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (42 in Missouri).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1149680, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Battle of Lexington, revision 1374821026, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Battlefield boundary and area from the National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program (public domain). Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.