Mary Whitney PhelpsImage Courtesy Lisa Donnelley and Katharine Donnelley Mary Whitney was born in Portland, Maine, in 1812. In her youth, Mary’s father and later her mother died, leaving her an orphan.  Perhaps believing marriage was a way to escape poverty, she soon married but discovered that her husband was not a lasting match for her, […]

The Second Battle of Newtonia took place October 28, 1864. It came nearly two years after the brief success of the Confederate Army in the same southwestern Missouri County. This battle, as part of Sterling Price’s ill fated Raid into Union-held Missouri, didn’t fare as well for the Rebels. By mid 1864, the fate of […]

Chapters Introduction Kansas-Nebraska Act Seeds of Discontent The 12th Confederate State Missouri’s Provisional Union Government Post War Politics After four long grueling years of bitter conflict, Missourians were weary, and looking forward to new leadership and a peaceful future. The 1864 political ballots listed two names for Governor. Thomas L. Price, who although commissioned as […]

Read about Zagonyi’s Charge (Battle of Springfield).

Read about Price’s Raid.

Read about the Battle of Wilson’s Creek.

Read about the Battle of Springfield.

Read about the Battle of Prairie Grove.

Read about the Battle of Pea Ridge.

Read about the Battle of Newtonia.

Read about the Battle of Mine Creek.

Read about the Battle of Honey Springs.

Read about the Battle of Hartville.

Read about the Battle of Dug Springs.

Read about the Battle of Carthage.