Civil War: Union Company Roll Call, Operations 1864
In January 1864, the regiment were badly scattered, doing guard duty. The headquarters of the regiment were at Warrensburg, where two companies, L and M, were stationed. Company A was at Waverly, B at Calhoun, C at Chapel Hill, D at Kingsville, E at Germantown, F at...
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 artillery at Glasgow and were forced to surrender. In September, 1864, a company of Union infantry was formed in Daviess County under the command of Capt. William F. Flint....
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 Monday morning Aug. 5, 1862, there was Civil War activity in Daviess County that resulted in a clash at Cravensville that evening. The meeting of Union and Confederate...
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 least 90 were in the Missouri Brigade CSA. Most of these Daviess County men responded to the call of Governor Jackson in June 1861 and became part of the Missouri State...
Civil War: Political Position of the Gallatin North Missourian
The following Prospectus is reprinted from the Sept. 15, 1864, edition of the Gallatin North Missourian. Original copies of this first edition no longer exist; this Prospectus was reprinted in the July 22, 1971, edition which marked the 100th anniversary of the...
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 only grew up nearby but her family has primary information revealing details and insights which have evolved into local lore. Teresa says the man who built the...
Civil War: Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad Map 1846-1883
The Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad operated from 1846-1883, the first railroad to cross Missouri. It is said to have carried the first letter to the Pony Express on April 3, 1860. The line connected the second and third largest cities in Missouri prior to the...
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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