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In 1862, Reverend Timothy Reeves, a Baptist minister in Doniphan, formed Reeves's Independent Company of Missouri Scouts, a militia group under the command of Confederate General John Sappington Marmaduke. [12] On April 1, 1862, a skirmish lasting two days took place at the Doniphan Ford on Current River.
The skirmish was mockingly dubbed "the Boonville Races" by Unionists because Marmaduke's forces broke and ran after 20 minutes of battle. [ 3 ] Disgusted by the situation, Marmaduke resigned his commission in the Missouri State Guard and traveled to Richmond, Virginia , where he was commissioned a first lieutenant in the regular Confederate ...
Ripley County Jail, Sheriff's Office and Sheriff's Residence, also known as the Hancock Building, is a historic jail and sheriff's residence located at Doniphan, Ripley County, Missouri. It was built in 1899, and consists of a two-story front section containing the residence, with a one-story rear section containing the sheriff's office and the ...
The 1838 latter-day saint War, also known as the Missouri Latter-day Saint War, was a conflict between latter-day saints and their neighbors in Missouri.It was preceded by tensions and episodes of vigilante violence dating back to the initial latter-day saint settlement in Jackson County in 1831.
This was the first skirmish in what became known as the 1838 Mormon War, in which men would be killed and property destroyed by both sides. Increasing vigilantism on both sides led to the burning of several farms and homes, and also of the towns of Gallatin and Millport. The climax of the conflict came when Captain Samuel Bogart of the Missouri ...
USC coach Dawn Staley and LSU coach Kim Mulkey, as well as various police and security personnel, helped de-escalate the skirmish. South Carolina ending up winning the game 79-72.
The Battle of Yellow Creek, also known as Skirmish at Yellow Creek, was an action during the American Civil War, occurring August 13, 1862, along the Yellow Creek in Chariton County, Missouri. [1] [2] The Battle of Yellow Creek followed an earlier battle at Compton's Ferry, on August 11.
Map shows the trajectory of the vehicle before it plowed into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans' famous French Quarter on New Year's Day.