Missouri's Civil War began along the Nation's Western Border, in the 1850's, in the conflict known as "Bleeding Kansas." The most Northern state where slavery was permitted by law, it was inevitable that War in Missouri would be especially brutal. And so it was. Missouri witnessed the greatest number of battles and engagements - more than 1,000 - of any place except Virginia and Tennessee.

MISSOURI FIRST IN THE MIDWEST

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Missouri experienced more battles or engagements in the Civil War than any of the states, except only for Virginia and Tennessee. As travelers from the upper Midwest look to explore the Civil War

JASPER COUNTY PICKS A PARK SITE

Thanks to the generosity of Joplin attorney Ed Hershewe, Jasper County will have its first county park.  Ed donated the funds that the County has used to purchase the site of the Rader Farm.  This was the site of one of the first engagements of African American troops after the enrollment of African Americans in the federal service became possible under the Emancipation Proclamation.  A skirmish occurred here on May 18, 1863 and…... Read more >

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