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Laura Hidden Pearson
Title
Laura Hidden Pearson
Description
This tintype, ca. 1860, depicts Laura Hidden Pearson, an Ohio native who married William D. Pearson in Cass County, Missouri. William was the oldest child of Robert D. Pearson, an early Cass County pioneer. William served in Confederate Captain Shanks’ company for nine months until he was taken prisoner near Lexington, Missouri; he was eventually released on parole. Laura and William married after the war.
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Image
Col. Jas. A. Mulligan
Title
Col. Jas. A. Mulligan
Description
This black-and-white carte de viste depicts Union Col. Jas. A. Mulligan in military uniform. Mulligan served as colonel of the 23rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and commanded the Union forces at the first Battle of Lexington.
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Image
Nicholas Haerle
Title
Nicholas Haerle
Description
Two black-and-white photographs depict Nicholas Haerle, a German immigrant who came to the U.S. in 1856. In May 1861, Haerle attended a pro-Union meeting at the Lexington, Missouri courthouse. The meeting was stormed by Confederate supporters and Haerle was shot and wounded in the resulting struggle. He later fled to St. Louis. The September 11, 1862 document on State of Missouri letterhead certifies Haerle’s American citizenship.
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Image
Lexington Courthouse
Title
Lexington Courthouse
Description
Partial frontal view of courthouse in Lexington showing cannon ball embedded in column.
Object Type
Image
Date
n.d.
The Battle of Lexington, Missouri
Title
The Battle of Lexington, Missouri
Description
This image depicting the Battle of Lexington appeared in the October 12, 1861 issue of Harper's Weekly.
Object Type
Image
Date
October 12, 1861