The First Battle of Independence, Missouri, was fought on August 11, 1862, between the 350 men of the outnumbered federal garrison of Independence and nearly 800 mounted Confederates who were recruiting in the eastern portions of Jackson County.
Elections place Missouri’s "radical" Republicans in power, Missouri rebuilds after Price’s Raid, and the Supreme Court considers taxation of Shawnee lands in Kansas.
Northerners and Southerners look for meaning in the annual Fourth of July celebrations, bushwhackers formerly associated with Quantrill’s Raiders resume their activities, and African American soldiers receive equal pay with white soldiers.
