Nearly two years later, foresight became fact when Confederate Brig. Gen. John Marmaduke led his 5,000-strong division into Missouri on a supply raid. According to the Missouri Civil War passport ...

A drought in Missouri’s Ozark region has exposed caverns not seen in decades, part of an ancient cave system that played a key role in the Civil War. Kevin Bright, owner of the Smallin Civil War ...

Missouri State University's Dr. Jeremy Neely unearths over 400 love letters between a young Union couple during the Civil War ...

When you look at the dates, most Missouri courthouses that were lost to fire, took place from 1861 to 1865, and it’s not just a coincidence. This was the time of the US Civil War, and when you ...

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The object of the expedition was to prevent the enemy from sending out reinforcements to PRICE's army in Missouri ... had been sent to their Secretary of War, in regard to the exchange of ...

A symposium offered by Lillie Camp No. 6 of the Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War, Friends of the Missouri State Archives and the Cole County Historical Society and Museum will focus on ...

It was even considered one of Missouri’s largest cities prior to the Civil War. Today, it’s off the beaten path — about 10 miles north of Interstate 70 — yet Lexington remains a self ...

The 160th anniversary of a Civil War raid into Missouri is being remembered with reenactments, tours, seminars and other events around the state this fall, including an event in Southwest Missouri ...

JOPLIN, Mo. — As we turn our calendars to a new year, you’ll find that many historical anniversaries are set to take place in 2023. In Missouri, several of those anniversaries are associated ...