Federal Base: The area on the crown of this hill was the original encampment for forces comprised largely of pro-Union German immigrants loyal to the Union

Unknown Soldiers: During excavations in 1932 the remains of five unknown soldiers were discovered within the Union garrison near the old Masonic College building-the Union headquarters during the Battle of Lexington. War remnants discovered among the bodies suggest they may have been Union cavalry under Colonel Thomas A. Marshall. During the days of the Battle of Lexington, out-numbered Union troops were besieged and suffered greatly from shortages of food and water, cut off by State Guard forces which had surrounded the Federal fortification

Tour Stop 11: These eroded earthworks mark the position where Union artillery was placed during the Battle of Lexington. Union artillery pieces positioned here perhaps engaged the artillery battery of Captain Hiram Bledsoe, who later gained a reputation as Confederate artillery Commander

Tour Stop 13: On September 20th, the last day of the Battle, brief hand to hand combat took place here as State Guard troops under Colonel Martin Green charged up the slope to engage thirsty and fatigued Union troops under Major F.W. Becker. Mulligan and Price allegedly exchanged messages about a possible Union surrender. Around this time, the Missouri State Guard had completely encircled the Union earthworks and began advancing up the slope using hemp bales which were rolled in front of them as cover