Name: Artillery Program
Location: National Park Event Location

<p>Cannons were integral to the battle at Wilson’s Creek and now serve as a symbol and reminder of the brutal nature of the Civil War.</p>
<p>See the loading and firing of a cannon and learn about the jobs of each position at the cannon and the importance of working together as a unit.</p>

Four men stand on the four corners of a cannon as smoke billows from the end.

Artillery Program

Men in reproduction uniforms talk around a campfire

Moonlight Tour

Women in reproduction historic dress sit and stand on porch of old cabin

Edwards Cabin

A stone marker with engraving sits in front of a wooden fence and trees

Lyon Marker

The receiver of an 1864 rifle shows decorative engraving with the original owner's name

Henry Rifle

A man and woman walk with their dog on a paved road edged by trees and fields

Tour Road

Front Entrance of Visitor Center and Arrowhead on sign reading "Wilson's Creek National Battlefield"

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Visitor Center

General Nathaniel Lyon killed at  The Battle of Wilson's Creek was placed on this bed. The Lyon Bed.

Artillery Program

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