First Battle of Lexington

The siege of Lexington, also known as the first battle of Lexington or the battle of the Hemp Bales, was a minor conflict of the American Civil War. The siege took place from September 13 to 20, 1861, between the Union Army and the pro-Confederate Missouri State Guard in Lexington, county seat of Lafayette County, Missouri. The victory won by the Missouri Guard bolstered the considerable Southern sentiment in the area, and briefly consolidated Missouri State Guard control of the Missouri River Valley in the western part of the state.

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1861  Wikimedia, Wikidata
1st Lexington; Battle of Lexington; Battle of the Hemp Bales; First Battle of Lexington; Siege of Lexington, Mo.
siege, United States, Confederate government of Missouri, United States, 

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Location: 39.1915, -93.8786, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Lexington-field1

Siege of Lexington hospital map

Hemp bales at Lexington

Battle of Lexington from General Parsons' position

Siege of Lexington map

The soldier in our Civil War - a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, (14576181978)

Lexington I Battlefield Missouri

Battle of Lexington (Anderson Hse) P5300200

Battle of Lexington (Anderson Hse) P5300203

Battle of Lexington (Anderson Hse) P5300204

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1861	First Battle of Lexington	siege, Confederate government of Missouri, United States	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Second Battle of Lexington	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Naiad	steamship	Wikidata
commons	image		Lexington-field1		Commons
commons	image		Siege of Lexington hospital map		Commons
commons	image		Hemp bales at Lexington		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Lexington from General Parsons' position		Commons
commons	image		Siege of Lexington map		Commons
commons	image		The soldier in our Civil War - a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, (14576181978)		Commons
commons	image		Lexington I Battlefield Missouri		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Lexington (Anderson Hse) P5300200		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Lexington (Anderson Hse) P5300203		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Lexington (Anderson Hse) P5300204		Commons