The Draft. The draft under the supervision of Sam Richardson commenced here on Friday morning...
Insights about the military draft in 1864
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Military & Wars
Price’s raid sparks local reaction
A Speck of War. Last week our town and county were full of excitement; Price with his forces was...
Reporting bushwhackers a requirement
SUB-DISTRICT OF CHILLICOTHE Chillicothe, Mo., Oct. 4, 1864. General Orders No. 2 I. The attention...
2 Daviess County boys become casualties
OUR MURDERED BOYS. EDITOR MISSOURIAN, Warrensburg Mo., Feb. 6th 1865. SIR: I wish to state through...
Union organizes sub-district at Chillicothe in 1864
HEADQUARTERS Sub-District of Chillicothe, Chillicothe, MO, Aug. 8, 1864 General Orders No. 1. In...
Quartermaster’s announcement on EMM pay
MONEY FOR THE E.M.M. Officers and Soldiers of the E.M.M. wishing the undersigned to collect their...
Controversy in the control of firearms
McDonald in his new Character. A few days ago, we were shown by Captain Folmsbee an order issued...
Inscription on scabbard honors Lt. Col. Cox
SWORD PRESENTATION. We have had the pleasure of examining a fine and costly sabre which with the...
Rewarding Lt. Col. Cox for distinguished service
HEAD QUARTERS SEVENTH MILITARY DISTRIST OF MO. ST. JOSEPH Oct. 30th, 1864. SPECIAL ORDERS NO. 146...
The disposing of Anderson’s possessions
Gallatin, Feb. 4th, 1865 MESSRS. EDITORS MISSOURIAN: I noticed in your last issue that some member...
Guarding Daviess County against the Rebels
For the North Missourian. MESSRS EDITORS: I felt it a duty not only to myself, but especially to...
Congratulations to Lt. Col. Cox
HEAD QUARTERS SEVENTH MILITARY DISTRICT OF MO. ST. JOSEPH, Oct. 30th, 1864. GENERAL ORDERS, NO. 7....
Visit the 1889 Squirrel Cage Jail, located 2 blocks west of the Daviess County Courthouse in Gallatin, MO. This historic relic is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and serves as a visitors’ center — by appointment,
Trudi Burton, ph: 660.663.7342
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