Constructed 19 Oct. 1998
Updated 18 Oct. 2000
This site is in UNDER CONSTRUCTION,and added to weekly.
It is designed to share information
and research of the
Civil War on the Western Border
THIS PAGE WILL PROVIDE LITTLE KNOW FACTS, IMAGES
& LINKS TO Web Sites specifically about the Civil War in
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
& THE ROLE OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN AND BLACKS IN THE CIVIL WAR ON THE BORDER.
We will offer facts about the Civil War
that may not be significant enough to warrant
mention elsewhere.
We will provide accounts of battles,
skirmishes and raids overlooked
by most historians including:
The role of the Indians
in the Civil War,
The infuence of missionaries
on the Civil War,
Bleeding Kansas,
Border Ruffians and Raiders
We will, however, need your help!
Please submit your links, essays or images to:
S. JOSEPH HAGER
civilwarinkansas@hotmail.com
1660 E Madison St.
Springfield, MO 65802
United States
Slavery was introduced early into Kansas,as early as the 1820s. "Trixier's
Travels on the Osage Prairie" discusses
Agent Chouteau's slave (northwest
of Osage Mission,
present day Saint PAUL, KS)
and the Black man, whom the
Osages called Nika Sabe'.
John Allen Mathews and his brothers introduced
slavery to extreme southeastern Kansas
when they settled at the Osage village of
Little Town (present day Oswego)
Kansans were divided early on this issue.
Years before Fort Sumpter, blood
was shed on the Western Frontier.
To completely understand
the War on the Western Border
we will examine the lives of
some of those who
lived on the frontier
before and during the War,
Beginning with John Allen Mathews ON PAGE THREE
Early settlers in Kansas andMissouri were not the only ones
affected by the War on the Western Border. Native Americans,
forced onto Reserves in Kansas and Indian
Territory were likewise divided. Read their story
Some who lived on the frontier
had devoted their entire lives to
preserving the peace,
and the Civil War was but one more
foe to conquer. Coming soon: Read the story of the Jesuit
priests and sisters of Loretto
at Osage Mission during the Civil War
Examine the source material:
CHECK OUT THE CIVIL WAR IN KANSAS BIBLIOGRAPY
|
|
|
|
