In January 1864, the regiment were badly scattered, doing guard duty. The headquarters of the...
Military & Wars
Civil War: Daviess County Infantry at Battle of Glasgow 1864
About a week before the big cavalry battle at Westport, Daviess County men faced Confederate...
Civil War: Deadly Skirmish at Cravensville in Daviess County, MO 1862
Eight men dead and fifteen wounded in 1862 skirmish at Cravensville (today's Jameson, MO). On...
Civil War: Daviess County Men of the Missouri Brigade CSA
During the Civil War about 150 Daviess County men were in the Confederate service. Of those at...
Civil War: Political Position of the Gallatin North Missourian
The following Prospectus is reprinted from the Sept. 15, 1864, edition of the Gallatin North...
Civil War: ‘Slave Mansion’ Just Outside Kidder, MO?
The "Slave Mansion" which once operated as a farm just outside of Kidder, MO. Teresa Eaton not...
Civil War: Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad Map 1846-1883
The Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad operated from 1846-1883, the first railroad to cross...
Mormons: Samuel Cox’s Astonishing 1200-mile Ride Back From Utah Territory
Years after the Mormon War forced Latter-day Saints from Missouri, troubles followed the Mormons...
Mormons: “Massacre at Mountain Meadows” in 1857
John D. Lee, once a pioneer living in Daviess County, MO, was convicted for leading Mormon militia...
Pioneers: Gallatin’s Capt. John Ballinger (1833-1914)
Capt. John Ballinger came to Daviess County in 1845 at the age of 13 and distinguished himself in...
1839: The ‘Honey War’ Against Iowa Over Boundaries
Border war clashes were not always between Missouri and Kansas. A dispute over the state boundary...
Mormon War: Daviess Countians Muster Briefly in 1838
Captain John Comers led the Missouri Mounted Militia, 3rd Division Daviess County, which mustered...












