Article concerning Order No. 11 issued by General Thomas Ewing during the Civil War and calling for the evacuation of citizens from the counties of Jackson, Cass, Bates, and parts of Vernon County. Article includes quotes from Mrs. Frances (Fristoe) Twyman made in 1920 concerning the event. Also includes parts of interview with Ewing that appeared in the Kansas City Daily Times in 1879 as well as comments by the author disputing information given by Ewing in the interview.