On Oct. 23, 1864, after being forced back from Westport by Gen. Curtis and flanked on the east by Gen. Pleasonton, Confederate Gen. Shelby formed a defensive line here behind stone fences running east and west to the state line. Jackman's Brigade of Shelby's Division arrived after 1 P.M. to defend the Confederate right flank, while Shelby's "Iron Brigade" under Gen. Thompson was farther west. Generals Curtis and Pleasonton finally drove the Confederates south. Shelby and many of his men are buried here.
