A History of Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas
by William Monks
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About this eBook
- Author
- Monks, William, 1830-1913
- Title
- A History of Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas Being an Account of the Early Settlements, the Civil War, the Ku-Klux, and Times of Peace
- Credits
- E-text prepared by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( archive.org)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- E456: History: America: Civil War period (1861-1865)
- Subject
- Arkansas -- History -- 19th century
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 51118
- Release Date
- February 3, 2016
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Untitled
- 2.A HISTORY of Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas Being an Account of the Early Settlements, the Civil War, the Ku-Klux, and Times of Peace.
- 3.CONTENTS
- 4.Introduction.
- 5.EARLY SETTLEMENTS. — Dow Bryant and a Gallon of Whisky — The Tutt and Evert War. — Indians Chase a Sheriff Ten Miles. — How a Mob Was Prevented — Religion and Politics.
- 6.MISSOURI AND THE CIVIL WAR. — A Big Confederate Meeting at West Plains. — McBride Establishes Military Law. — General Lyons Drives Rebels from Rolla. — The Testing of Loyal Hearts. — Rebels Defeated in Douglas County. — Rebels Capture Col. Monks. — "Billy, You Ought Not to be So Saucy." — Sold as a Beef Cow. — The Confederate Army or Hell. — In Camp at Yellville. — Makes His Escape. — Arrives at Springfield. — General Lyon Killed at Wilson Creek. — Their Wives and Other Women Bury Them. — A General Jackson Soldier Shot Down. — Benjamin Alsup Taken to Little Rock. — Loyal Women Driven From Their Homes. — Establishing a Federal Post at West Plains. — Lusk Sees Some Lopeared Dutch. — Goes to Washington City. — The Delegation Meets the President. — Incidents of 1863. — Court-Martialed and Shot. — How Received by the Batesville Ladies. — If You Will Grease and Butter Him. — Give an Oyster Supper — Another Meeting With Captain Forshee — Murdering Federal Soldiers. — A Rebel Raid. — Rescuing Union Families. — General Price's Raid. — Capt. Monks Establishes a Post at Licking. — Skirmishes with the Rebels. — Ridding the Country of Bushwhackers. — Battle at Mammoth Spring. — "Uncle Tommy" and His Crutches. — Disposing of Union Men. — Union Supplies Captured by Rebels. — Bravery of Captain Alsup. — Bushwhacking in Howell County. — Colonel Freeman's Second Raid. — Col. Monks Enforces the Civil Law. — Outlaw Rule in Oregon and Shannon. — Colonel Monks Commissioned by the Governor.
- 7.REMINISCENCES. — Has Known Col. Monks Thirty Years. — Dr. Dixon's Long Acquaintance. — Union Woman Leaves Arkansas for Missouri. — Union Men Killed in Izard County, Ark.
- 8.THE KUKLUX — Henry Dixon Green.
- 9.TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE
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