There were some bad men in Missoura...

[Old Reb]

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Fred,
I have heard the same. It is reserved for yankee soldiers and Union sympathizers.:)

[Hairy Nation Boys]

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Well, if there is such a place I am sure Boozie and I will be busy dragging our boys out of there.
Were not a Temperance Regiment! :wink_smil

[Silvana Siddali]

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Besides, that guard house is a nasty, dank, dark place. Ugh! Wouldn't want to get caught in there.

[BaconBob]

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If the bushwackers at Lost Tribes are anything at all like that hell-sent company of brigands that disturbed my Sabbath morning in the Federal Camp at Marmadukes, then may God help all us Union men. Only that crazy old preacher saved us from summary execution.

Bob Taylor

[Old Reb]

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Bob,
From what I have heard, that crazy old preacher is even crazier now that he was at Marmaduke's.

[tmdreb]

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Then I wanted to do Federal infantry.

I will personally guarantee this will be a very exciting impression, indeed.

[KPavia]

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Now I'm really glad I'm coming as a member of the 21st. :)
October can't come quick enough!

[Gallo de Cielo]

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Darned if it couldn't get even more complicated-

"Near Kingsville, 'Colonel Yaeger's' band, 'all dressed up in Federal uniforms, asked no quarter and would give none.'"

Sounds as though the bluebellies may have a hard time telling cut-throat from friend.

[BaconBob]

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Tom,
should circumstances arise, perchance, at Lost Tribes where, perforce, I am judged by that same preacher and his depraved underlings, then may he be long on forbearance should the partuculars of my parole be scrutinized.

Bob Taylor

[Campjacksonboy]

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I think you are way too polite in describing "Bloody" Bill Anderson's activites during the Centralia Massarcre. The Men taken off the train weren't just "shot." Also the soldiers that came to the relief of Centralia...well bad things happened to them very bad things. There's a fair descripion of it in the Time-Life Civil War Series, "Spies, Scouts, and Raiders." It ranks up there with the atrocities I've heard from some of my students who survived Bosnia about 15 years ago.
Around Ironton and Pilot Knob the still speak in low tones about some of the Civilians and what happened to them about 10 miles north of town. From some of the locals I've talked to it's like one of those Curses in a horror flick that they just never talk about.

One mile east of my house here in St. Louis 6 Confederate Soldiers were executed at Fort Number 4* in retaliation for the execution of Maj. James Wilson of the 3rd Missouri State Militia Cavalry (US) and six of his men. Maj. Wilson was captured trying to defend the heights above Ft. Davidson. He was taken with Price's Army, handed over to Reves men, sentenced to death and executed near Washington, MO. Evidently the bodies were found days later after the hogs had gotten to them.

Likewise six Confederate men and an officer were selected by casting lots in the Gratiot St. Prison. Only one of the men selected had been in the same battle as the murdered Union soldiers. They were taken out and executed on October 29, 1864. They are buried in the Confederate Section in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. The officer, Major Enoch O. Wolf was selected on November 7th but when it was learned that he was a Mason, a local minister and the minister's Masonic lodge interceded to repeatedly delay Wolf's execution. Eventually he was transferred to Johnson's Island Prison in Ohio and was exchanged escaping his random death sentence.

*Fort Number 4 was 500 feet long and was one of ten forts that surrounded St. Louis. There is noting left of it for it is now the center of a city neighborhood. However if one were to survey the area, the geographic features of the land (aside from all the buildings) are still evident. It is easy to seen the military advantages afforded by the geography. For any of you that pass through St. Louis it was just south of what is now Hwy 44 on Jefferson St. It was on the east side of Jefferson between Russell and Shenandoah. In between those two streets was Ann which according to maps is roughly in the middle of where the fort was.
Frank Aufmuth

[Old Reb]

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Frank,
Now you make Reves and his men sound cruel. You did not furnish the information regarding why he and his men hated Major Wilson as much as they did. Fair and balanced reporting would be appreciated.

[Cravens]

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Remember all of you bushwackers, the men of the 21st Missouri were a bunch of soft hearted young fellows. They were polite and courteous to all who crossed their path. Please do the same. I hope to meet some of you on picket one night. I will bring the tobacco if you bring the banjo. Good times rebs, good times.

Greg Colvin
great-great-Grandson of Private David B. Cravens
21st Mo. Co. I

[PVT.THIB]

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Greg,
I think the only thing those bushwackers will be wanting to trade is lead.

[KPavia]

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Then let's bring enough for all of them!

[Michael Comer]

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Remember all of you bushwackers, the men of the 21st Missouri were a bunch of soft hearted young fellows. They were polite and courteous to all who crossed their path.

That's news to me.