Hello, Had to share this but forgive me in my excitement I did not write down the paper this item was shown. For years the Missouri CW community had little idea what was captured at the Liberty Arsenal in April of 1861, by pro-secession forces, (Jeff Thompson was in on this). The gunpowder was scattered all over Missouri in caches. The following is from a pile of letters and documents captured after the Battle of Booneville, Missouri.
The State troops.
Capt COOK reached here this morning, in disguise.
He says not one half his force was armed, and over
two hundred participated In the fight. He hastened
farward, to overtake and consult with, Capt. TOTTEN...
GOV. JACKSON'S party went west from here
Wendesday night by railroad, taking with all the rolling
stock they could, and destroyed the rest, and burnt
the bridge, a costly structure, six miles west of
here.
Syracuse Is now protected by Federal troops.
Among several letters captured In Booneville by
Gen. LYON, was one embracing orders from headquarters!!
to destroy the bridges on the North Missouri river
, Hannibal and St. Joseph,and Pacific Railroads. {Plus}
instructions to different officers anl Individuals
respecting the organization of troops, &c., &c.; one
enumerating the arms and ammunitions seized at
Liberty Arsenal some time Since. The last as follows
: 8 brass and 12 Iron cannon ; ; 300 rounds
cannister; 300 [sic] rounds ball ; 53 strap shot; 380 fixed rounds;
160 muskets, [ Belgian conversions?] 224 rifles, [Mississippi's?] 121 carbines [believed to be Sharps, model 1859] , 811 pistols, 409
sabres, 39 artillery swords, 4,000 pounds cannonpowder,
9.000 pounds musket powder, 4,800 pounds
rifle-powder. 180,000 musket cartridges, 17,500 rifle do., 58,000 pistol do.
OK who has the rest of the these captured documents on the MSG! Fess up
CSuniforms
Tom Arliskas
The State troops.
Capt COOK reached here this morning, in disguise.
He says not one half his force was armed, and over
two hundred participated In the fight. He hastened
farward, to overtake and consult with, Capt. TOTTEN...
GOV. JACKSON'S party went west from here
Wendesday night by railroad, taking with all the rolling
stock they could, and destroyed the rest, and burnt
the bridge, a costly structure, six miles west of
here.
Syracuse Is now protected by Federal troops.
Among several letters captured In Booneville by
Gen. LYON, was one embracing orders from headquarters!!
to destroy the bridges on the North Missouri river
, Hannibal and St. Joseph,and Pacific Railroads. {Plus}
instructions to different officers anl Individuals
respecting the organization of troops, &c., &c.; one
enumerating the arms and ammunitions seized at
Liberty Arsenal some time Since. The last as follows
: 8 brass and 12 Iron cannon ; ; 300 rounds
cannister; 300 [sic] rounds ball ; 53 strap shot; 380 fixed rounds;
160 muskets, [ Belgian conversions?] 224 rifles, [Mississippi's?] 121 carbines [believed to be Sharps, model 1859] , 811 pistols, 409
sabres, 39 artillery swords, 4,000 pounds cannonpowder,
9.000 pounds musket powder, 4,800 pounds
rifle-powder. 180,000 musket cartridges, 17,500 rifle do., 58,000 pistol do.
OK who has the rest of the these captured documents on the MSG! Fess up
CSuniforms
Tom Arliskas
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