Palmyra Massacre Sat, 10/18/1862Union Colonel John McNeil orders the summary execution of 10 Confederate prisoners of war as retribution for the kidnapping of a pro-Union carpenter named Andrew Allsman. Read more about Palmyra Massacre
Camp Jackson Affair Fri, 05/10/1861Union Captain Nathaniel Lyon leads 6,000 federal Missouri Volunteers and U.S. Regulars against the secessionist "Camp Jackson" arsenal. Read more about Camp Jackson Affair