The former home of Missouri legislator Sylvester Baker, known as the Baker Plantation House, is being auctioned on October 18, 2010.  This is a no reserve, no minimum bid auction.  The event presents an opportunity for a buyer who wants a site with excellent visibility and who appreciates our Missouri Civil War history.
The Baker House played a prominent role during Bill Anderson’s October 14, 1864 raid on the town of Danville.&nbsp…... Read more >

Make plans now to join the Boonville Civil War Commemorative Commission, Boonville Tourism Commission, and the Collins Battery B for the 150th anniversary commemoration of the First Battle of Boonville, June 17-19, 2011. Fought on June 17, 1861, this battle occurred before the First Battle of Bull Run in Virginia (July 21, 1861) and insured that the state of Missouri and the Missouri River would remain under Union control. The site of the reen…... Read more >

The Powers Museum of Carthage, Missouri, is hosting the traveling exhibit "Grant and Lee," starting on September 1 and running through October 20, 2010.  The exhibition will serve as the City of Carthage’s official kick-off to its commemoration of the Civil War Sesquicentennial which will continue into 2011 with several special events and activities throughout the following year.  The exhibit was originally assembl…... Read more >

[July 16, 2010]
 Civil War on Missouri’s Railroads
City of Pacific to Unveil First Marker on U.S. Grant Trail
 PACIFIC, MO. July 16, 2010 – On Saturday, July 24, 2010, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., the City of Pacific, Missouri is hosting an event to highlight its role in Missouri’s Civil War.  Pacific is an important rail center that straddles Franklin County and St. Louis County, on Interstate 44 thirty miles …... Read more >