Some historians say Missouri’s Civil War didn’t really end until 1882, when Jesse James, ultimately the state’s most famous Confederate guerrilla, was gunned down at his home in St. Joseph.

History buffs are visiting famous Civil War battle sites such as Gettysburg and Bull Run this year, to mark the 150th anniversary of the war's beginning. Missouri would like some of that attention ...

Jackson was almost certainly the last remaining widow of a Civil War soldier when she died Dec. 16 at a nursing home in Marshfield, Missouri. She was 101.

And Missouri was still a slave state in a war that came to be as much about emancipation as preserving the Union. It was a turbulent, dangerous place to live.” ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.- Race and politics are certainly part of the news today. But these issues go back so far, they’ve been part of Missouri’s story since the beginning. The founding of the state ...

Those involved say the search could be a boon for Missouri's quest to draw in Civil War buffs as the 150th anniversary of the conflict between the North and South approaches. Led by forensic ...

Missouri's place in the Civil War went far beyond skirmishes and bushwhacking, according to a new book from local historian Joseph "Whit" McCoskrie.

JOPLIN, MO. ? Banking on the idea that Civil War tourists spend more time and money visiting historic sites than do pleasure tourists, organizations across Missouri are trying to find ways to ...

The 160th anniversary of a Civil War raid into Missouri is being remembered with reenactments, tours, seminars and other events around the state this fall, including an event in Southwest ...

'Know these names': Project honoring forgotten Missouri Civil War Soldiers Salus Populi Pension Project remembering stories of African-American Soldiers ...

The last time Missouri took control of St. Louis’ police force was just before the start of the Civil War, when the state’s secessionist-leaning leaders were trying to prevent police officers ...

But if you’re from Missouri — who knows?” Starting this month, the national focus will be on Civil War anniversaries in the East, where the best-known battles occurred.