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41. 140 Years Ago: The Progress of the War--June 1861 140 Years Ago: The Progress of the War--June 1861 June 2001 Portraits and description of Union General Nathaniel Lyon and "pro-Confederate Governor" Claiborne Jackson of Missouri clashing at the beginning of the Civil War in June 1861 with Lyon "ke[eping] Missouri...
42. 150 Facts About Kansas City 150 Facts About Kansas City 2000 List of 150 facts prepared for the sesquicentennial of Kansas City in 2000.
43. 1822 Map of the United States 1822 Map of the United States 1822 Map of the United States showing Arkansas Territory, Missouri Territory (stretching to the west coast), and a large area comprising the southwest, including present-day northern Mexico. Names of many Indian...
44. 18th & Vine: Kansas City's Most Famous Intersection 18th & Vine: Kansas City's Most Famous Intersection Spring 1987 Story of the neighborhood symbolizing "the jazz era that flourished in Kansas City between 1920 and World War II."
45. 1918 Flu Epidemic More Deadly Than Germans 1918 Flu Epidemic More Deadly Than Germans Spring 2005 Short article details the involvement of Camp Funston and Fort Riley with the spread of the Spanish Flu in 1918. "Since Fort Riley was a cavalry outpost, there were hundreds of horses and mules also living...
46. 1918 Report Gives Hope To Hero's Supporters 1918 Report Gives Hope To Hero's Supporters April 24, 2011 Henry Johnson served in an all-black infantry regiment in France during 1918. Johnson's family tried to have him posthumously receive the nation's highest award for valor in 2003 but he was given the Distinguished...
47. 1st & 2nd Confederate Brigades 1st & 2nd Confederate Brigades
48. 2006 Civil War Guide: Skirmishes and Scars of the Show Me State's Struggle 2006 Civil War Guide: Skirmishes and Scars of the Show Me State's Struggle April 1, 2006 Alphabetical list of places in Missouri with ''a story to tell'' about the Civil War.
49. 2008 Civil War Guide--Museums and Mansions 2008 Civil War Guide--Museums and Mansions April 2008 List of Missouri museums and mansions relative to the Civil War.
50. A 102-Unit Projection to Investors Here A 102-Unit Projection to Investors Here April/28/1957
51. A Battle of Westport Letter A Battle of Westport Letter November 1965 Letter written the day following the Battle of Westport about its aftermath, by Reverend Jonathan Fuller, and providing a general description of the Kansas City area.
52. A Bibliographical Note on the Civil War in the West A Bibliographical Note on the Civil War in the West Winter//1966 Bibliography with some notes on materials available about the Civil War west of the Mississippi River.
53. A Black Man's Kingdom in Kansas A Black Man's Kingdom in Kansas September/22/1972 File containing photos and a biographical article about Junius Groves (ca. 1859-1925), a wealthy Wyandotte County, Kansas potato farmer. Born into slavery in Kentucky and moving to Edwardsville, Kansas...
54. A Brave Band of Brothers Finally Enjoys Some Long-Due Recognition A Brave Band of Brothers Finally Enjoys Some Long-Due Recognition June 17, 2005 The few surviving members of the WWII Alamo Scouts, forerunners of the Army Special Forces Green Berets, gathered in Kansas City. Article tells of their secret missions behind enemy lines. Robert L. Shirkey,...
55. A Brief History of Manufacturing A Brief History of Manufacturing [ca. 2003] Manuscript surveys the history of the Pratt & Whitney/Westinghouse plant in Kansas City, Missouri from 1942 through the 1990s, concentrating particularly on the war years. Numerous copies of photographs,...
56. A Brief History of the C.S.S. Missouri, a Confederate Ironclad A Brief History of the C.S.S. Missouri, a Confederate Ironclad 1999 A 10 page typescript with biographical references giving a brief history of the Civil War era Confederate ironclad C.S.S. Missouri and also a timeline.
57. A Brief History of the Six Mile Territory A Brief History of the Six Mile Territory Fall//2002 This article was first printed in the Six Mile Baptist Cookbook. It gives the early history of the area, including notes about the Osage Indians, Fort Osage, Sibley, and what took place in the "six-mile"...
58. A Call to Battle A Call to Battle April 1, 2004 Article discusses the six major Civil War sites in Missouri: Battle of Carthage; Battle of Athens; Wilson's Creek National Battlefield; Battle of Lexington; Fort Davidson; and Confederate Memorial. It...
59. A Child's Recollections of the Battle of Old Westport A Child's Recollections of the Battle of Old Westport December 1922 Childhood recollections of the author (Mrs. Bridget Dixon Turgeon, or Bridget Turgeon) from the Battle of Westport in the Civil War from her father's (Hugh Dixon) grocery store at "4056 Penn Street" or...
60. A City At War: The Impact of the Second World War On Kansas City A City At War: The Impact of the Second World War On Kansas City 1971 A thesis toward a master's degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City (written by Fredrick Marcel Spletstoser, or Fredrick Spletstoser) on the impact of World War II on Kansas City, with information...