Civil War one fifty

Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War & the Missouri-Kansas border region's unique place in the bloody four-year conflict.

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Local Confederate guerrillas

Left, Archie Clement; center is Dave Pool; right is Bill Hendricks. In a crowd of killers, Clement was probably the bloodiest. Poll rode with George Todd. (Courtesy of State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia)

Jeremiah "Vard" Cockrell, one of the rebel commanders at Lone Jack; older brother to Gen. Francis Cockrell, CSA. (Collection of Wilson's Creek National Battlefield; Photograph courtesy of the National Park Service.)

Isaac J. Hall, Cass County guerrilla who accompanied Quantrill to Kentucky. (Collection of Wilson's Creek National Battlefield; Photograph courtesy of the National Park Service)

Clark Hockensmith, went with Quantrill to Kentucky where he was killed trying to save the guerrilla leader. (Collection of Wilson's Creek National Battlefield; Photograph courtesy of the National Park Service)

Col. John Taylor Hughes, Confederate commander killed at 1862 Battle of Independence. (Collection of Wilson's Creek National Battlefield; Photograph courtesy of the National Park Service)

John Jarrette, one of Quantrill band during the war; with the James gang after. (Collection of Wilson's Creek National Battlefield; Photograph courtesy of the National Park Service)

John McCorkle (on left), Quantrill scout, and brother-in-law T.B. Harris, who also rode with Quantrill. (State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia)

Jesse James

James Liddell, rode with Quantrill, supposedly was at the Centralia massacre, later one of the James gang. (Collection of Wilson's Creek National Battlefield; Photograph courtesy of the National Park Service)

George Maddox, the only raider tried for Lawrence raid. A change of venue and probably some nice bribes to jury got him an acquittal. (Collection of Wilson's Creek National Battlefield; Photograph courtesy of the National Park Service.)

John S. Nichols, guerrilla posing before being hanged in 1863 at Jefferson City. He said he would show the Yankees how a southern man died. Note the guard's pistol is caught in the image. (Collection of Wilson's Creek National Battlefield; Photograph courtesy of the National Park Service)

Fletch Taylor, a Quantrill lieutenant who lost his arm in August 1864 but still tried to return to bushwhacking. (Collection of Wilson's Creek National Battlefield; Photograph courtesy of the National Park Service)

Left to right: William A. Brown, Austin Greenbury, Thomas Henderson Brown, local recruits who fought at Lone Jack under Col. Upton Hays. (Courtesy Lone Jack Civil War Battlefield Museum)

William Anderson given sobriquet of "Bloody Bill" after war for ferocious deeds. (Courtesy of State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia)