Union Iowa Volunteers 3rd Regiment, Iowa Infantry OVERVIEW: Organized at Keokuk and mustered in June 8, 1861. Left State for Hannibal, Mo., June 29. Attached to Dept. of Missouri, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to July, 1862. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, District of Memphis, Tenn., Dept. of Tennessee, to …
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(from Liberty Tribune 1861) Military Company The Military Company recently raised in this city, organized on Saturday evening last by the election of the following officers: Captain—H. L. Routt 1st Lieut.—L. L. Talbott 2d Lieut.—John C. Dunn 3d Lieut.—George W. Morris Orderly Sergeant—J. A. Gillispie 2d Sergeant—M. L. Byers 3d Sergeant—Rock Stone 4th Sergeant—D. K. …
By Tony Meyers In September of 1861, Liberty and Clay County briefly became a focal point for the Civil War in Missouri. It was a difficult time for local citizens. Many were staunchly pro-Southern while others were aligned with the North supporting the Union. Although the State of Missouri had not seceded from the Union, …
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Ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote. Decades of suffrage supporters did everything from marching and lecturing to protesting and illegal voting – civil disobedience that led to the right we take for granted. Prior to the amendment’s passage, 9 western states had such legislation by 1912. The …
Known as “The Dean of Missouri Club Women,” Phoebe Ess was an enthusiastic and energetic women’s advocate throughout her life. She lived in an era where women either worked low paying jobs or considered their families to be their job. Mrs. Ess managed to work tirelessly for various reforms while raising a family and creating …
The year 2020 was a trial for most of this country. Even before the Pandemic began to divide the country, an on-going battle for history was raging. You could call it a war on history with battles wherever a statue or memorial of the past could be assailed. One side for reflection and preservation of …
Clay County is blessed with an abundance of recorded history. Personal papers, books and newspapers help families today recreate how their ancestors lived in a very different time in history. Early settlers who followed the explorers, trappers and traders, literally built the county. While others continued the migration west, our pioneers settled and grew a …
Everyone knew everyone … it was a small, friendly town Liberty, Missouri was a small town in the 1950s. Everyone knew everyone, doors weren’t locked, and you said hello to strangers if you passed on the sidewalk. A friendly town of less than 45,000 people. Published in the Gladstone News – Thursday, March 27, 1958. …
A recent donation to the Museum yielded not only valuable information on the donor’s ancestors, but an undated (about 1935) clipping from The Daily Standard. The title “Tom Holt Relives Early Days In Clay County In Interview” was an eye-catcher and I thought I’d share. “Born in Clay County Night After Family Arrived From North …
From the Methodist Episcopal Church South Liberty, Missouri 1922-23 booklet: “Historical Sketch of the Local Church.” “The Liberty Methodist Church had a feeble beginning. As early as 1822 Liberty is mentioned as preaching point on the Fishing River Circuit. The Church was at different times a part of the Fishing River, Lexington, Richmond and Weston …
