104 Articles - pg. 1 2 3 4 6 Price's 1864 Missouri Expedition : Report of Gen. John B. Clark, Jr. - Published on March 16, 2019![]() ...HEADQUARTERS MARMADUKE'S DIVISION OF CAVALRY,
Camp on Red River, Ark., December 19, 1864.
COLONEL: I respectfully submit the following as my report of the part taken by my brigade in the late Missouri campaign:
My command, known as Marmaduke's cavalry brigade, consisting of Greene's, Burbridge's, Jeffers', Kitchen's, and Lawther's regiments, Wood's battalion of cavalry, and Pratt's battalion of artillery, numbering in effective strength 1,200 men (equip... |
Price's 1864 Missouri Expedition : August 29 - December 2, 1864 Itinerary of Price's Army - Published on March 16, 2019![]() ...August 28.--General Price and staff left Camden and marched sixteen miles.
August 29.--Marched sixteen miles to Princeton. Fagan and Marmaduke reported. General Price assumed command of cavalry and announced staff.
August 30.--Marched nine miles to Tulip. Raining all day. Wood's battalion reported to Marmaduke. Orders left at Princeton for Colonel Harrison.
August 31 (Camp No. 4).--Near Claridy's, on Benton road. Sent back two iron guns of Hughey's battery, not having suit... |
Price's Last Missouri Raid - Published on March 16, 2019![]() ... Gen. Price's raid on Missouri in fall of 1864 caused considerable panic to the Federals within the State. Over 6,000 troops had to be recalled from the looting/burning of Georgia to pursue Gen. Price's 12,000 man cavalry force threatening St. Louis. After leaving Doniphan Missouri on Sept. 20, 1864, Price moved against the Federals in Ft. Davidson at Pilot Knob in hope of capturing vitally needed guns and ammunition for his men. Due to the deep trench before the forti... |
Missouri Actions, Battles, Skirmishes, and Engagements - Published on March 16, 2019![]() ...Fact: Missouri ranked third in the most battles/skirmishes during the 1861-1865 war, following Only Virginia and Tennessee. The following is a general but incomplete listing of engagements, extracted from Confederate Military History, Volume 12.
1861
May 10--Missouri Volunteer Militia is captured by Capt. Lyon at Camp Jackson; Federal troops fire upon men women and children in St. Louis.
May 10--State Legislature passes military bill to recruit Missouri State Guard and to use all State ... |
Missouri, the 12th State of the Confederacy - Published on March 16, 2019![]() ... Did Missouri secede from the Union ? Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Park, has in it's collection, the actual Senate Journals which reveal that a legal quorum existed in the Senate. The House records are not known to exist. A State Guard journal in the Gen. Sweeney Museum, reports that the vote for the House was being put off a couple days so that a quorum could be reached by the arrival of additional legislators. An important point to note, is that when the... |
Salute to the Confederate Flag - Published on March 16, 2019 ...I salute the Confederate flag,
with affection,
reverence,
and undying devotion
to the Cause *
for which it stands.
* The "Cause" of the average Confederate soldier was not slavery, but the defense of family, home, the rights and loyalty owed to one's native State. The importance of principles of State's rights remains today as represented in the U.S. Constitution and the maintenance of powers to the U.S. Senate.
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Noble Kendall Wyatt - Published on March 9, 2019![]() ... Served as Camp Commander from 1978 til 1980. He was born in Charleston, West Virginia, on December 22, 1919, and was the son of William Howard and Helen Elizabeth (Hubbard) Wyatt. His mother’s grand father, John Calvin Gillespie, served in Company “F” of the 50th Virginia Infantry. John Gillespie was captured at the battle of Spottsylvania on May 12th 1864, and sent to Point Lookout Prison. He escaped on April 1, 1865 and returned home at war’s e...
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Charles Stuart Via - Published on March 9, 2019![]() ... Served as Camp Commander on several occasions including terms in: 1956-1958, 1965-1966, and 1975-1978. He was one of our most revered commanders and a constant contributor who was always willing to lend a hand whenever the Camp was in need of leadership. He was born in 1907 and graduated from Southwest Missouri State University in 1929. He received his Masters Degree from the University of Missouri at Columbia in 1936, and began teaching in 1939 at Kirkwood High School. Charl...
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Seymour Steward - Published on March 9, 2019![]() ... Served as Camp commander beginning in 1907. He was the brother of Alcee Stewart (Camp Commander 1924-1925) and the son of Alcee William and Elizabeth Floyd (Greene) Stewart. Stewart was born in Thomaston, Georgia, and the family moved to St. Louis in 1875. Seymour was educated at Smith’s Academy. In 1885 he began his business career with Samuel C. Davis Dry Goods Company. In 1890 he joined with Charles S. Salveter, and formed Salveter & Stewart, Dealers ...
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Alcee Stewart - Published on March 9, 2019![]() ... Served as Camp Commander from 1924 til 1925. He was the son of Alcee William and Elizabeth Floyd (Greene) Stewart. His father, Capt. A.W. Stewart, commanded the 20th Louisiana Infantry, Company “E”, during the war, and also served on the C.S. gunboat “Livingston” at the battle of Island #10. He was wounded at the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, and taken prisoner. Capt. Stewart was exchanged and later fought at the battles of Chickamauga, and Mis...
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Dr. Selden Spencer, M.D. - Published on March 9, 2019![]() ... Served as Camp Commander in 1931, and served several terms. He was born in St. Louis on March 23rd 1873. He was the son of Dr. Horatio Nelson Spencer M.D. who served in the 1st Mississippi Light Artillery, General Cowan’s Brigade, Loring’s Division, Army of Tennessee C.S.A. Dr. H.N. Spencer helped found the St. Louis Medical College which later became the Medical Department of Washington University. Selden Spencer was educated at Stoddard Public School in S...
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Thomas Julian Skinker - Published on March 9, 2019![]() ... Served as Camp commander in 1934. In 1934 and 1935 the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the United Confederate Veterans were still having joint meetings, and Commander Skinker was a prominent participant in many of their events. The St. Louis Camp #731 UCV at that time was commanded by Rev. John Claypool, and Henry V. Niemeyer was 2nd Lieutenant Commander. An interesting side note is that their Chaplain was Mrs. Hannah Shields O’Bannon. The United Daughters of the...
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Walter H. Saunders - Published on March 9, 2019![]() ... Served as camp Commander in 1921, and again in 1930, and served as Judge Advocate-in-Chief for the national organization of the SCV. He was born in Virginia and graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law LL.B. In 1899 he moved to St. Louis and served as a corporation attorney. He had practiced law in Virginia and Louisiana for seven years prior to this. Saunders helped form the law firm of Leahy, Saunders and Walther. He and his wife, Eva Louise...
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Oliver E. Sappington - Published on March 9, 2019![]() ... Was elected Camp Commander in 1993, and as of this writing ( July 1999), is the current Commander. Commander Sappington, known to his friends as “Ollie”, is a direct descendant of John Sappington, Revolutionary War veteran and early pioneer (1805) of St. Louis County. He grew up in Richmond Heights, where he attended public schools and worshiped at Richmond Heights Presbyterian Church. Ollie holds a Bachelor of Arts in English, Bachelor of Science in Education, an...
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Walter C. Rawls - Published on March 9, 2019![]() ... Served as Camp commander beginning in 1942. His 1943 staff of Camp Officers included: W. Rufus Jackson, 1st Lt. Commander; Dr. drew S. Luten, 2nd Lt. Commander; William Warren, Adjutant; Alf E. Farrar, Treasurer; Thos. J. Skinker, Quartermaster; Wayne Ely, Judge Advocate; Dr. Grandison D. Royston, Surgeon; Dr. T. Wister White, Historian; and Paul Knabe, Color Sergeant. The Camp Lee/Jackson Dinner that year was held at the Forest Park Hotel on January 19th, (1943) and the prin...
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Thomas E. Powe - Published on March 9, 2019![]() ... Served as Camp Commander in 1904. He was born in Cheraw, South Carolina on January 5th 1872, and was the son of James Harrington and Josephine E. (Robbins) Powe. He was educated at the Cheraw Academy, and Harvard University. On November 10th 1910 he married Miss Grace McCulloch, daughter of Capt. Robert McCulloch (18th Virginia Infantry) of St. Louis. They had one daughter, Josephine Paxton McCulloch. In 1896 Mr. Powe was serving as assistant lumber inspector at Powe & Wa...
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Gaylord Patrick O'Connor - Published on March 9, 2019![]() ... Was born on November 20th 1916, and served as Camp Commander in 1987. That same year he was elected Missouri Division commander at Jefferson City. For the first time since 1940 the State of Missouri had regained Division status when five Camps were chartered that year. This accomplishment was due mainly to the efforts of Robert L. Hawkins III, “Pat” O’Connor, and John Karel of St. Louis. Army of the Trans-Mississippi Commander Ed Cailleteau of Baton ro...
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Frederick Lawson Niemeyer - Published on March 9, 2019![]() ... Served as Camp Commander for Sterling Price Camp #145 in 1948. He was born in St. Louis in 1889, in the area known as the Cabanne Place District, at 5595 Bartmer. One of his neighbors was ex-Confederate Joseph Boyce, who lived at 5812 Clemens.. Governor Hamilton Gamble’s home was at the corner of Hamilton and Plymouth. Frederick’s father, Henry V. Niemeyer, was born on February 24th, 1845, and served in the 9th Virginia Infantry C.S.A. He was a member of the...
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Joseph Mullen - Published on March 9, 2019![]() ... Served as Camp Commander in 1926. His staff included; Norman L. Lincoln, First Lieutenant Commander; Edward C. Fisher, Second Lieutenant Commander; William L. Ross Jr., Adjutant; J. W. Estes, Treasurer; Cortez Kitchen, Quartermaster; M. N. Davis, Historian; Chilton Atkinson, Color Sergeant; and R. B. Gibson, Chaplain. Mr. Mullen was born on April 3rd, 1875 at Norfolk, Virginia. He was the son of Joseph and Emily Nash Mulle...
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Lee Meriwether - Published on March 9, 2019![]() ... He was one of our most fascinating members . He served as Camp Commander on several occasions, the first being around 1915. In 1964 he was made” Honorary Commander” of the Camp. Lee was born during the War for Southern Independence, (December 25th, 1862), and lived to see America go through the Spanish-American War, WWI, WWII, the Korean Conflict, and the beginnings of the Vietnam War. He died March 12th, 1966 at the age of 104. One of his books titled...
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