Trading Post
Trading Post, Kansas
October 25, 1864
Marais des Cygnes (Battle of Trading Post) was a preliminary to the
Battle at Mine Creek. Major General Sterling Price, during the
withdrawal from the Confederate incursion into Missouri, camped at
Trading Post. Forces were placed across the Military Road (headed
south toward Fort Scott) and on two nearby mounds. At 2:00 am on
the Morning of October 25, 1864, Price began to move his troops South,
leaving Major General James F. Fagan to defend. Major General
Samuel R. Curtis, commanding the Union forces, launched an artillery
barrage at 4:00 am. Shortly thereafter, Major General Alfred
Pleasonton attacked the Confederate position, forcing them to
withdraw further south toward Mine Creek.
All of the land encompassing this battle is privately owned and presently in pasture.
CWSAC ref KS004, Preservation Priority III.3 (class C battle)
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Battlefield Series
Trading Post 01
This view is the eastern mound from a position east of the Military Road (looking SW)
showing the mound as seen by the Union forces on the morning of October 25, 1864.
Approximately 2,000 men of Cabell’s Brigade awaited the attack.
photo taken May 4, 2002
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Battlefield Series
Trading Post 02
This view is the western mound as seen from the vicinity of the Military Road
(looking SW) showing the mound as seen by the Union forces on the morning
of October 25, 1864. Approximately 300 men of Slemmon’s Brigade awaited the attack.
photo taken May 4, 2002
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