Civil War

Title: Examination of Bartley Estes
Description: This is Bartley Estes's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Estes, a 71-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, originally from Kentucky, states that he remained loyal to the United States Government during the Civil War and "did all I was called upon by them to do." The oath, No. 7 in a bound volume, was signed by Estes in 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: John Thrailkill
Description: Charcoal portrait of John Thrailkill in suit coat, vest, shirt, and tie. Discrepancies exist concerning John Thrailkill and his participation in the Civil War. He is often confused with James Thrailkill. According to National Archives records, John Thrailkill first joined the Missouri State Guard and later enlisted in the 1st Missouri Cavalry as a private on December 25, 1861. His Civil War career is varied but he did command a number of guerrillas during the battle of Centralia, Missouri, September 27, 1864. At the end of the war, Thrailkill accompanied General Shelby to Mexico, where it appears Thrailkill remained until his death in 1898.
Object Type: Image

Title: Examination of Simeon Collins
Description: This is Simeon Collins's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Collins, a 56-year-old Kentucky native, states that he has lived in Missouri for 36 years and served in the militia during the war. The oath is No. 209 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of James Bayer
Description: This unsigned 1866 Oath of Loyalty bears the name of James Bayer. The document is No. 133 in a bound volume of loyalty oaths given by citizens of Liberty Township in Clay County, Missouri between 1866 and 1868.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Kansas Election! Qualification of Voters
Description: This broadside, printed ca. March 1855, includes a copy of an oath that all judges are ordered to take before presiding over an upcoming election in Kansas. The oath, written by Gov. Reeder, states that the judges will keep an accurate record of voters and will not allow non-residents to vote. The unsigned author of the broadside criticizes Reeder’s wording, questions his intentions, and challenges the legality of Reeder’s order for voters to prove their residency.

Title: From William C. Connett, Jr. to James L. Thornberry
Description: This letter, dated April 28, 1855, was written by William C. Connett, Jr. in Sparta, Missouri to James L. Thornberry. William discusses the recent Kansas election and the “overthrow” of the Free Soil party, stating that he would not want to remain in Missouri if Kansas became a free state. He declares that the current political situation would improve if “you people of the free states let us alone in the management of our own domestic affairs.”
Date: April 28, 1855

Title: Civil Rights Bill Passes, 1866
Description: Allyn Cox mural, displayed at the U.S. Capitol, which celebrates the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
Object Type: Image

Title: Examination of Madison Miller
Description: This is Madison Miller's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Miller, 55, states that he has lived in Missouri for 27 years, and manifested his loyalty during the war "by taking care of wounded Federal soldiers." When asked what he thought about the Federal loss at Bull Run in 1861, Miller responds, "That our great government would be broken up." The unnumbered oath is contained in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Gen. Joseph Orville Shelby (1830-1897)
Description: Painted portrait of General Joseph Orville Shelby seated in dress coat and holding a saber.
Object Type: Image

Title: Mr. John Harris
Description: Carte de visite portrait of Sergeant John Harris, member of the 10th United States Cavalry Regiment. The 10th Cavalry and other black regiments (including the 9th Cavalry, the 24th Infantry, and the 25th Infantry) acquired the nickname of "Buffalo Soldiers" as a result of their exploits during the Indian Wars.
Object Type: Image

Title: Examination of D.I. Worthington
Description: This is D.I. Worthington's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Worthington, a 22-year-old Ohio native, states that he has resided in Missouri for one year and was never required to give bond. The oath is No. 197 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of Jacob Weyler
Description: This is Jacob Weyler's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Weyler, a 51-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, states that he was born in Bavaria, has lived in Missouri for 13 years, and remained loyal to the United States Government during the Civil War. The oath, labeled No. 25 in a bound volume, was signed by Weyler in 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of James Leach
Description: This is James Leach's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Leach, a 38-year-old Virginia native, states that he has lived in Missouri for 12 years, and was enrolled by the military authorities as "loyal" in 1862. The oath is No. 238 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Memorandum of Articles Taken From Col. Eldridge's Company
Description: This document, signed by Lieut. Col. Philip St. George Cooke on October 10, 1856, is a memorandum of articles taken from Col. Eldridge’s Company. Cooke claims that 120 packages were opened, and that a large number of new saddles were stolen.
Date: October 10, 1856

Title: Examination of Lawrence Zucker
Description: This is Lawrence Zucker's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Zucker, a 36-year-old European native, states that he has lived in Missouri for 11 years and served in the militia during the war. The oath is No. 202 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of William H. Corbin
Description: This is William H. Corbin's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Corbin, a 21-year-old Virginia native, states that he has resided in Missouri for 14 years and manifested his loyalty during the war "by obeying the laws and staying at home and behaving myself." The oath is No. 213 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Map of the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad
Description: Map of the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad, which was chartered in 1847 and completed in 1859. Map depicts northern Missouri and parts of Kansas and Illinois, showing rivers, settlements, railroads, and the land grant awarded to the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad.
Object Type: Map, Image

Title: Examination of John Chrisman
Description: This is John Chrisman's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Chrisman, a 40-year-old resident of Liberty, Missouri, states that he remained loyal to the United States Government during the Civil War. The oath, labeled No. 38 in a bound volume, was signed by Chrisman in 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Jefferson Davis in Prison at Fortress Monroe
Description: This drawing depicts Jefferson Davis in his prison cell at Fortress Monroe, Virginia after the conclusion of the Civil War. Two guards stand in Davis' cell, while the prisoner sits on his bed. Written in the lower, right hand corner: "The casemate, Fortress Monroe, Jeff Davis in prison."
Object Type: Image
Date: 1865

Title: Plat of Centralia, Boone County, Missouri
Description: Plat of Centralia, Boone County, Missouri. On September 27, 1864, 80 guerillas under the command of bushwhacker William T. "Bloody Bill" Anderson killed 22 Union soldiers after stopping a train on the North Missouri Railroad in Centralia.
Date: 1898

Civil War on the Western Border: The Missouri-Kansas Conflict, 1854-1865

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