Two black-and-white portraits—displayed in a single wooden frame—depict Lt. William Bunkley and Sgt. Channing Bunkley in military uniform. The men’s birth and death dates are listed: William lived from 1842-1863 and Channing from 1844-1863. A note indicates that both men served under Confederate General Joseph Shelby; William was a color bearer.

Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Picturing the War

Joseph Orville Shelby

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Battle of Lexington State Historic Site

Civil War Collections, 36-86-3-1 (A and B)

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