Gen, Nathaniel Lyon would go down in history as the 1st union general killed in the civil war in southwest Missouri called Bloody Hill next to Wilson's Creek Aug, 1861. He was one of the major contributing factors in the St Louis riot earlier that year as well as to have snuck into a rebel camp to spy out information dressed in a black dress and vail of a widow and to complete the onsombo a pair of 36 Cal, colt pistol.
Monday night 9/8c History channel will be doing a show on the CSS Hunley and will be showing the actual items that were found during the preservation process.
Lincoln married in 1842 the daughter of a Kentucky banker? They had 4 kids who, (with the help of dear ole’ dad drove her stark raving mad, (insane to those of you that are Lincolnites), to the point of confining her to a mental institution. One of her sons was a big help in putting her there. Her name be Mary Todd.
"The Civil War also saw the first submarine to successfully sink its target, the 40-foot-long Hunley, which was operated by eight men turning a hand crank attached to her propeller shaft. The Hunley sank and was recovered three times during trial runs before it was successful. On Feb. 16, 1864, under the cover of darkness, the Hunley sank the USS Housatonic off Charleston. Accounts differ as to the reason, but the Hunley sank soon after sinking the Housatonic. It was discovered in May 1995 off the coast of Charleston and was recovered in August 2000."
When Quantrill burned Lawrence, KS. He burned almost as much Missouri property as Kansas property. The Jayhawkers had been raiding Missouri for years and taking their loot to Lawrence to be sold. Sorta like a big Flea market/auction.
