Dr. Reuben Samuel was born on January 12, 1828; he married Zerelda James, the mother of Frank and Jesse James, becoming her third husband. Samuel left a medical practice and took up farming, raising tobacco, and acquired slaves. In 1863, Samuel’s step-son, Frank James, a veteran of the Missouri State Guard, joined William ...
Anna Steele was born on March 29, 1842, one of twelve children born to William and Roxanna Steele. When William Steele died in 1848, Roxanna married John A. Ray. Nineteen-years-old when the Battle of Wilson’s Creek was fought almost literally in her front yard on August 10, 1861, Anna hid in the family’s ...
Originally formed in the 1830s, French Zouave units initially consisted of native North African troops. By the time of the Civil War, however, the French Zouaves were non-natives. Their distinctive uniform included a short jacket, baggy trousers, sash, gaiters, and a fez with turban. Their bravery in combat in the Crimea from ...
Undated photograph of an unidentified African-American women; a tentative identification indicates she may be the wife of Joe Grafs, whose photograph is also in the Wilson’s Creek Battlefield collection. Carte-de-Visite by Unknown Photographer Image Courtesy Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 31936
Mrs. John Wheeler, wife of Lieutenant Colonel John B. Wheeler, 13th Kansas Infantry. Carte-de-Visite by A.S. Addis, Leavenworth, Kan. Image Courtesy Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 31717
David Wood was born on August 25, 1851 to Samuel and Margaret Wood, at Mount Gilead, Ohio. In 1854, Samuel moved his family to the Kansas Territory to help the “Free Staters” keep slavery out of the region. In April 1861, Samuel raised a company for the 2nd Kansas Infantry and served as their captain. ...
Photograph of John Wyland in Masonic vest and apron, probably when he served as the Missouri Grand Lodge as district deputy grand master. Wyland was a member of United Lodge No. 5, Springfield, Missouri; he demitted (resigned from) that lodge on November 15, 1866 and transferred to Perseverance Lodge No. 92 in Louisiana, Missouri. ...
