Before the Civil War, almost nobody in Missouri supported the abolition of salvery. Even strong Unionists generally supported "the peculiar institution." But the bloody conflict created a new ...

from Missouri [???] was never heard of before ... Whilst there has been no disposition on the part of the civil or military authorities to interfere with the rights of citizens who have not ...

Carole Shelton presented the program "Portraits of African American Women in Missouri" on Feb. 6 during an evening hosted by ...

This is the first part of a two-part series about Lincoln School and the anniversary of integration in Richmond. The end of ...

Housed in the restored Jefferson Barracks 1905 Post Exchange Building, the Missouri Civil War Museum is the oldest active military installation west of the Mississippi River. Within the 22,000 ...

"The years of the Civil War were bleak ones for the churches of Missouri," wrote Duane Myer in "The Heritage of Missouri: A ...

The Civil War had begun. Immediately following the attack ... Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri -- President Lincoln insisted that the war was not about slavery or black rights; it was a war ...

In the 19th century, there was a scuffle over Iowa's shared border with Missouri. The story of the "Honey War" became relevant with the proposal by state Sen. Mike Bousselot of Ankeny for Iowa to ...

In 1839, Missouri had a similar, more aggressive pursuit when the governor sent a militia to ambush Iowa’s southeast counties. The war ignited after a Missouri Sheriff, Uriah Gregory ...