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Foster was born in Greene County, Missouri.. He was a staunch Unionist whose brother Marshall was murdered by secessionists in early 1861 on his way to vote. [1] During the American Civil War, on Emory formed a Unionist Home Guard company called "Foster's Mounted Rangers" in which he served as captain, enlisting on August 28, 1861. [2]
After recruiting a number of men, Cockrell and Jackman established a camp near Lone Jack, Missouri on August 15. [1] On August 16, Cockrell's force engaged a Union column commanded by Major Emory S. Foster as part of the Battle of Lone Jack. After a five-hour battle, the Union forces were defeated and forced to withdraw.
The Battle of Lone Jack took place during the American Civil War on August 15–16, 1862 in Jackson County, Missouri. The battle was part of the Confederate guerrilla and recruiting campaign in Missouri in 1862.
Cole Younger and his brother Bob both later said that they selected the bank because of its connection to two former Union generals and Radical politicians, Benjamin Butler, a Democrat, and Adelbert Ames, a Republican. Three of the outlaws entered the bank, as the remaining five, led by Cole Younger, remained on the street to provide cover.
Lone Jack was platted in 1841. [5] Its name comes from a single black jack tree that stood as a local landmark. [6] A post office has been in operation at Lone Jack since 1839. [7] On August 16, 1862, Federal troops were defeated in the Battle of Lone Jack by a much larger Confederate force. The fighting literally occurred on the main street ...
The Fed's decision to cut rates by 50 basis points garnered support from 11 of 12 voting members. Fed governor Michelle Bowman dissented, marking the first split by a central bank governor since 2005.
The 1927 Santa Claus Bank Robbery is a notorious story around the Christmas season. ... Author Thomas Goodman published "The Last Man" a novel based on the story of the lone survivor from the 1927 ...
The bank contacted the Pinkerton National Detective Agency in Chicago, the first involvement of the famous agency in the pursuit of the James–Younger Gang. Agency founder Allan Pinkerton dispatched his son, Robert Pinkerton, who joined a county sheriff in tracking the gang to a farm in Civil Bend, Missouri .