Also to add a little more history. while most of the history happened on the Western side of the state, there were lots of Abolitionists from IL that would come in and try to claim St. Louis entirely for the Union. We were the major city in the region and it would cripple the confederate efforts if they used St. Louis as a hub.

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Posted by calitiger

Uptown New Orleans

Member since Jan 2004

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Posted on 6/25/12 at 11:24 am to Stripes314

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Bill Anderson is buried in the town where I was born. Interesting, the jail that collapsed is one block from the power and light district in Kansas City. I grew up hating ku. I fly the Q. Good to loose the unhealthy rivalry.

You are from Richmond, MO? Been to his grave mant times. It's tucked away into a remote corner of the cemetery. If you didn't know it was there you would miss it. I also had a guy from Liberty, MO take me to the site where he was killed (about three miles or so from Richmond0. If you other SEC people are interested in that history, you should go to Centralia when you visit. The battlefield outside of town looks very much like it did when Anderson and the James boys rode down about 150 Union soldiers killing them all and there is a nice little museum in town. For you Mizzou people there is a great little bookshop in Liberty that specializzes in Bushwacker memorabilia, clothing (they wore special shirts that could hold lots of ammo) and books. Great place. It's right near the bank that the James boys robbed and across the street from the old jail. The robbery was first daylight bank robbery in American history. Also, you should go to Bushwacker Days in Nevada, MO. Great thread by the way.

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