Anderson House War Damage: The battle scars on the Anderson House, both inside and out, have been preserved. Casualties of the battle were small on both sides, perhaps a tribute to Prices’s patience in conducting the siege operation. Estimates of casualties vary. Union casualties numbered approximately 200, Missouri State Guard casualties were also around 200 but may have actually been higher

Anderson House Garden: A garden and small orchard were maintained by the house residents. The garden became the scene of bloody and intense fighting as each side fought desperately for control of the Anderson House and surrounding area

Tour Stop 2: From this point, originally the site of a carriage house and entryway to the Anderson home, soldiers of the Missouri State Guard under General Thomas A. Harris stormed the Union soldiers in and around the house on September 18, the first day of the battle. Throughout the three-day battle State Guard troops moved to surround the fortification erected around Federal headquarters in the old Masonic College building

Tour Stop 8: Although erosion has taken its toll, today’s visitor can still see the narrow wandering mounds, the only visible remains of the Union defensive trenches. If you look closely at this photo you can make out the small ridge from left to right in the foreground. At the time of the battle, the trenches enclosed approximately 15 acres. Union forces within the fortification numbered approximately 3,500