lone jack battlefield museum and soldier's cemetery

Our tour lasted about 2.5-3 hrs.The dioramas were very interesting ! I have always been fascinated by Civil War History and especially what happened here in the Greater KC, Mo area.

My daughter who lives in Boston and South Egremont Mass and is always looking for the ideal birthday present for her dad. She contacted the Museum in Lone Jack and made all of the arrangements. I then contacted Mr Paul Clum who is a docent at the Museum and we set up a time for my tour. I spent a delightful 3+ hours with Mr Clum at the Museum and enjoyed his casual presentation. I would highly recommend this experience to anyone who has even a passing interest in Civil War History and especially what happened here in West Central MO.

Although it's small, it's full of civil war history. Very good display in museum. love the Dioramas, they're beautiful. Perfect size for me as I'm limited by how long I can walk about

I happen to be one of those interested in visiting Civil War Battlegrounds. While many sites have fancy interactive displays and such, Lone Jack has done well to preserve the grounds, cemetery, and museum. I understand the funds were cut off by the state a while ago and the furnishings put into storage and lost. The townspeople have revived this site and even have a knowledgeable on site docent to answer any questions. The history of the battle is succinctly described in a few panels on the walls. There are a few dioramas depicting the battle as well as that of Westport. My attention was drawn to Order #11 that banished all residents from 4 counties during this war. The website has links to great references to this battle. Read up on it either before or after visiting the Museum and Cemetery. They have a circular driveway to park a motorhome with towed vehicle.

Nice little museum with interesting civil war battle history.

Small 'home town' museum. It is very nice with quite a few items for being in a small town. You will learn more of the War Between the States history and more of the forgotten border wars.

The Battle of Lone Jack, just southeast of what is now modern day Kansas City, was a fierce little engagement that took place in August, 1862. Missouri and Kansas saw some of the most intense suffering of the Civil War, especially among the civilian population. The museum at Lone Jack gives a comprehensive and accurate account of the events that led up to the battle, as well as the battle itself. The entire museum is housed in a small, circular one room exhibition, but it is arranged and displayed well. In addition to the battle artifacts, a considerable effort is devoted to the explanation and accounting of the infamous "Order Number 11", which virtually emptied the Missouri counties of Jackson, Cass, Bates and part of Vernon county in late 1863. Families were run off, men and boys indiscriminately murdered, and wives and small children turned out with nothing but the clothes on their backs. I live in Cass county today, and I'm sure glad that I wasn't around then.If you're in the Lone Jack area, an hour or so spent here would be well worth your time.

While planning our recent trip to Missouri and Kansas, my husband told me that he wanted to visit some Civil War sites so I found Lone Jack Battlefield. The plan was to drive approx. 35 minutes to Lone Jack from Independence and then back to Independence where we would be spending the night. It was a Sunday afternoon and the museum hours for Sunday are supposed to be 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. That is according to both the website and the AAA guidebook. When we arrived at 3:30 p.m. the museum was already closed !!!!! Looking again at the AAA guidebook I noticed that it said "hours may vary, call ahead" so apparently 1-4 does not necessarily mean 1-4.Since we had driven all that way we decided to walk around the grounds a bit, but there really isn't much info. that tells you much about it. We did see the small cemetery, but I can't really tell you any history about it. Supposedly, this was where one of the bloodiest Civil War battles in Missouri occured on August 16, 1862. Unfortunately, it will be one Civil War Battle that will remain unkown to us. If you plan to visit this site I highly suggest that you call ahead for the hours for that day. The phone number can be found on the website.