Building the Bootheel
At Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site in New Madrid, visitors can explore a grand Southern mansion while learning about the families who shaped the development of Missouri's southeastern lowlands for a century and a half.
April 27, 1822
Birthday of President, General, and adoptive Missourian Hiram Ulysses Grant (aka Ulysses S. Grant).
Our 14th Governor, Robert Marcellus Stewart, is Born: March 12, 1815
Robert Marcellus Stewart was born on this date in 1815, in Truxton, New York.
The Battle of Pea Ridge Begins: March 7, 1862
The Battle of Pea Ridge at the Missouri-Arkansas border decimated the power of Confederate forces in Missouri.
Francis Preston Blair Jr. is Born: February 19, 1821
Francis Preston Blair Jr., Missouri senator and soldier, was born on this date in 1821.
Missouri History Today November 9, 1861: Stars and Stripes: From Civil War Bloomfield to World War II London
Missouri History Today November 9, 1861: Stars and Stripes: From Civil War Bloomfield to World War II London
Stars and Stripe Forever
The enduring military publication Stars and Stripes was born in Bloomfield amid the destruction of the Civil War. Visit the Stars and Stripes Museum Library to see the original newspaper, a Huey helicopter, and many other exhibits.
Missouri History Today October 29, 1862: Battle Of Island Mound Sees Black Soldiers In Civil War Combat
Missouri History Today October 29, 1862: Battle Of Island Mound Sees Black Soldiers In Civil War Combat
Missouri History Today September 21, 1986: Pleasant Hill Pays Homage To Civil War Past
Missouri History Today September 21, 1986: Pleasant Hill Pays Homage To Civil War Past
American Indians: Caught in the Civil War Conflict
The last tribal body of American Indians was removed from Missouri in 1837, but they would make a reappearance in the state during the Civil War. The conflicts that led to their involvement in the war began years before the first shot was fired.