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Title: The Black-Flag Character of War on the Border
Description: Reminiscences of the Civil War by Captain H. E. Palmer of the Eleventh Kansas cavalry, describing the "black-flag character" of their Bushwhacker opponents, led by William Quantrill. Description of battles and officers (James Lane, Charles Jennison, Thomas Ewing, et al.) at Westport, Osceola, Independence, etc.
Date: 1906
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: John Brown and Bleeding Kansas
Description: Special section devoted to John Brown and his times and how he defined Bleeding Kansas. Includes his biography as written by Tom Goodrich as well as other short articles. Includes articles (1) "Dog Day at Black Jack" by Tom Goodrich which details the Black Jack battle near Baldwin, Kansas; (2) "Steamboat Arabia" by Deb Goodrich; and (3) "My Experience with John Steuart Curry and His Widow" by Don Lambert. (Curry painted the John Brown mural in the Kansas state house.)
Date: 2005
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: ''Look Out For Hell Some Place Soon'' The 2nd Colorado Cavalry in Missouri, February-September, 1864
Description: From February to September of 1864, the 2nd Colorado Cavalry was assigned to patrol Bates, Cass, and Jackson Counties, Missouri, areas ravaged by Order Number 11. This article examines the reasons for the unit's success and gives numerous examples of contact made with guerrilla fighters in the area. Some reasons given for success include: soldiers had no long term animosity for Missouri residents, the men had time to learn the countryside, a wide range of military tactics were used, and the Colorado soldiers were capable fighters.
Date: 2002
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: The Early History of the Seventh Kansas Cavalry
Description: An account of the 7th Kansas Calvary given by member S.M. Fox. Description includes their part and reputation concerning the Kansas-Missouri border troubles and repudiations of other's accounts of the regiment. "The Kansas regiments were rushed into service before they were half organized. None of them were well disciplined at the beginning, and many incompetent officers were at first selected. It took time to get rid of incompetency, and the governor did much harm in commissioning inexperienced men from civil life and sending them out to take places that men who had made good by efficient service were justly entitled to."
Date: 1909/1910
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Joseph Orville Shelby
Description: Charcoal portrait of General Joseph Orville Shelby in suit coat, vest, shirt, and tie. The drawing is signed by the artist. Below the signature, "Genl. Jos. Orvill Shelby" is written in different handwriting and black ink.
Date: 1890~
Object Type: Artwork

Title: Upton Hayes
Description: Charcoal portrait drawing of Colonel Upton Hays [Hayes] in suit. The drawing is signed by the artist. Below the artist's signature is "Col. Upton Hayes" written in different handwriting and black ink.
Date: 1890~
Object Type: Artwork

Title: Missouri Civil War References
Description: This book contains several references to Missouri and the Civil War. Includes chapters entitled: "Home Guards and Home Traitors: Loyalty and Prostitution in Civil War St. Louis" and " 'A Rebel Though She Be': Gender and Missouri's War of the Households" as well as the term "guerrilla warfare in Missouri" in the index.
Date: 2005
Object Type: Book Section

Title: Art. Vii.--Buchanan on Kansas
Description: Article about the efforts of President James Buchanan to quell border warfare in Kansas Territory by federal military force in the mid-1850s and the administrations of territorial governors Geary, Reeder, and Shannon.
Date: 1857-11
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: The Guerrilla Shirt
Description: Article analyzing Missouri guerrilla fighters and how their choice of clothing expressed purpose, identity, and connections to close female friends and relatives. Many guerrilla fighters such as "Bloody" Bill Anderson wore highly-decorated shirts made by sisters, mothers, and wives. These shirts set them apart from other civilians and military personnel, and served as signals that women back home supported their cause.
Date: 2012-06
Object Type: Magazine

Title: ''This Regiment Will Make a Mark'': Letters From a Member of Jennison's Jayhawkers, 1861-1862
Description: Photos, illustration, and article about "the men of the Seventh Kansas Cavalry and their commander Colonel Charles Rainsford Jennison," or Charles Jennison, called collectively Jennison's Jayhawkers in Civil War Missouri and Kansas from 1861 to 1862. Excerpted letters from one of the regiment members, "known only as 'Jo' or 'Jayhawker,'" telling of the Union military company's border warfare activities, "known for its burning and pillaging throughout Missouri" and involving John Brown, Jr., James Montgomery, Colonel Daniel Anthony, et al.
Date: 1997
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: The United States Army in the Kansas Border Troubles, 1855-1856
Description: In the first paragraph of the article, the author poses these questions: "To what extent was the army used as a peace-maintaining force and to what degree was it truly neutral? If the army was relatively impartial, how can this be explained in view of the fact that officers stationed in Kansas were of both Northern and Southern origins? A brief account of this period of military history may suggest answers to these questions". The article goes on to discuss the vital role the army played in preventing full-scale civil war in the area.
Date: 1966
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Order No. 11 and the Civil War On the Border
Description: Order No. 11 was issued on August 25, 1863,by Brigadier General Thomas Ewing and expelled the residents of Jackson, Cass, and Bates Counties who were not living within one mile of specified military posts. The author explores the conflict leading up to it and the effect of the order on the western part of the state of Missouri.
Date: 1963-07
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Joseph (Joe) C. Lea
Description: Charcoal portrait of Joseph C. Lea (sometimes Lee) with artist's initials. Written in the lower right corner is "Joseph Lee" in different handwriting and black ink.
Date: 1890~
Object Type: Artwork

Title: William Napoleon (Babe) Hudspeth
Description: Charcoal portrait drawing of William "Babe" Hudspeth in suit, vest, and tie. The drawing is signed by the artist. Below the signature, handwritten in black ink is "Babe Hudspeth."
Date: 1890~
Object Type: Artwork

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