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In 1863, Reeves combined his Independent Scouts with another militia group to form the 15th Missouri Cavalry Regiment, CSA. In 1864, Union troops entered Doniphan and burned most of the town, including the wooden courthouse. As of 1900, Doniphan was a sundown town that prohibited African Americans from living there. [14]
Alexander William Doniphan (July 9, 1808 – August 8, 1887 [2]) was a 19th-century American attorney, soldier and politician from Missouri who is best known today as the man who prevented the summary execution of Joseph Smith, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, at the close of the 1838 Mormon War in that state.
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New converts to Mormonism continued to relocate to Missouri and settle in Clay County. Tensions rose in Clay County as the Mormon population grew. In an effort to keep the peace, Alexander William Doniphan of Clay County pushed a law through the Missouri legislature that created Caldwell County, Missouri, specifically for Mormon settlement in 1836.
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The alleged kidnapper driving the Kia was killed, as were two 18-year-olds from Kearney, Missouri, in the Ford Focus, KMBC-TV reported, citing local law enforcement.