[July 16, 2010]
 Civil War on Missouri’s Railroads
City of Pacific to Unveil First Marker on U.S. Grant Trail
 PACIFIC, MO. July 16, 2010 – On Saturday, July 24, 2010, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., the City of Pacific, Missouri is hosting an event to highlight its role in Missouri’s Civil War.  Pacific is an important rail center that straddles Franklin County and St. Louis County, on Interstate 44 thirty miles …... Read more >

Missouri Celebrates U. S. Grant
Civil War General and President died 125 years ago this month.
 
This July 23 is the 125th anniversary of the death of General and President Ulysses S. Grant.  His adopted home state is making plans to commemorate his passing.  Grant lived in St. Louis before and after the Civil War, and his early Civil War career was concentrated in Missouri.
 
A driving trail to highli…... Read more >

The Lt. Col. J. Felix St. James Camp #326 and Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War are sponsoring the Civil War Living History and reenactment of August 15, 1861 Civil War event in Ste. Genevieve, MO. The encampment will be located at the Moses Austin Park in Ste. Genevieve, MO, July 10th from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and July 11 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. There will be over sixty reenactors giving demonstrations and answering questions about c…... Read more >

FIRST BATTLE OF BOONVILLE CIVIL WAR REENACTMENT
 
JUNE 17-19, 2011
 
Web site: www.goboonville.com
 
Make plans now to join the Boonville Civil War Commemorative Commission, Boonville Tourism Commission, and the Missouri 2nd Artillery for the 150th anniversary commemoration of the First Battle of Boonville, June 17-19, 2011. Fought on June 17, 1861, this battle occurred before the First Battle of Bull Run in Virginia (Jun…... Read more >