George Caleb Bingham

Depiction of Order No. 11, which was issued by Union General Thomas E. Ewing at the District of the Border Headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri on August 25, 1863. The order commanded residents of Jackson, Cass, Bates, and northern Vernon counties to leave their homes and move away from the area within fifteen days. Ewing issued the directive four days after Quantrill’s Raid on Lawrence, in an attempt to suppress guerrilla violence.

1868

Picturing the War
Order No. 11
Guerrillas
Missouri military units (Union)

George Caleb Bingham
Thomas E. Ewing

Kansas City, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri
Cass County, Missouri
Bates County, Missouri
Vernon County, Missouri

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State Historical Society of Missouri - Columbia

Art Collection, Accession # 1945.0003

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