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Neosho, Missouri Masonic Hall
Title
Neosho, Missouri Masonic Hall
Description
Rendering of the Masonic Hall at Neosho, MO, site of Secession Convention, October 21-28, 1861.
Object Type
Image
Clay County Court House at Liberty, Mo
Title
Clay County Court House at Liberty, Mo
Description
A drawing of the Clay County Court House in Liberty, Missouri, included in an 1877 plat book of Clay County, Missouri.
Object Type
Image
Date
1877
Joseph O. Shelby
Title
Joseph O. Shelby
Description
Black and white portrait of Joseph Orville Shelby seated with open coat.
Object Type
Image
William T. Anderson
Title
William T. Anderson
Description
Portrait of William T. "Bloody Bill" Anderson
Object Type
Image
Date
1864
Martial Law or Order No. 11
Title
Martial Law or Order No. 11
Description
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.
Object Type
Image
Date
1868
Saline County Court House at Marshall, Missouri
Title
Saline County Court House at Marshall, Missouri
Description
A drawing of the Saline County Court House in Marshall, Missouri, included in an 1876 plat book of Saline County, Missouri.
Object Type
Image
Date
1876
Plat of Centralia, Boone County, Missouri
Title
Plat of Centralia, Boone County, Missouri
Description
Plat of Centralia, Boone County, Missouri. On September 27, 1864, 80 guerillas under the command of bushwhacker William T. "Bloody Bill" Anderson killed 22 Union soldiers after stopping a train on the North Missouri Railroad in Centralia.
Date
1898
Plat of Dayton Township, Cass County, Missouri
Title
Plat of Dayton Township, Cass County, Missouri
Description
Plat of Dayton Township, Cass County, Missouri which includes the settlement of Dayton, Missouri. On New Year's Day of 1862, jayhawkers under the command of Charles R. Jennison raided Dayton as it had gained a reputation as an enclave for Southern sympathizers.
Date
1877