Newtonia Battlefield

Some land was saved by the American Battlefield Trust

We got to Newtonia which is a very old quaint rural town that is surrounded by farm land. The battles took place were you are standing. Houses were burned, people were indiscriminately killed and for...

Nicely restored historic house

House has been restored and displays of period clothing and construction techniques are visible throughout. Part of the house is occupied by a caretaker.

Out of the way civil war battle site

Went to see how the Newtonia Battlefield was doing. The house was closed, but had a phone number to call. Did so, and in 10 minutes a very nice grounds workers came up and gave us a personal tour ...

Short and sweet

The site is a small interesting site that has been very well done by the local historians. The battlefield is well marked. The mansion is in a state of renovation, but has some very interesting thing...

Full of history, very little to see.

This battle was unique in that it featured Native Americans on both sides fighting against each other. But if you are looking for present day representations of that time period, you will be disappoin...