Residents of a southeast Kansas town are working to bring more attention to a Civil War battle that is missing from most history books. Almost 100 Union soldiers were massacred in October 1863 by William Quantrill’s Confederate soldiers after a chance meeting near what is now Baxter Springs. Read Entire article
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Events to recall Battle of Black Jack
June 1st, 2012 
javal Abolitionist John Brown will retrace his footsteps across Black Jack Battlefield as he gives tours of the place in which the first open battle over slavery began, exactly 156 years ago Saturday. The Battle of Black Jack was the beginning of Brown’s war on slavery and is considered the beginning of Civil War combat in [...]
New pavilion honoring Civil War veterans dedicated in Wichita
May 29th, 2012 javal Hundreds of American flags decorated the head stones of veterans and fallen war heroes at Wichita’s Maple Grove Cemetery. Memorial Day 2012 was marked with the dedication of a newly refurbished Grand Army of the Republic Pavilion, honoring Civil War veterans. A crowd of about 30 gathered in front of the pavilion and watched as [...]
The American Civil War, the Grand Army of the Republic and Memorial Day:
May 25th, 2012 javal Drawn out over four years, the Civil War divided the country and drained its natural and human resources. The states emerged united but shell-shocked. By some estimates 750,000 soldiers died in the conflict, along with an unknown number of civilians. 10 percent of the male population in northern states and 30 percent of the white [...]
Fort Scott National Historic Site sets Memorial Day activities
May 25th, 2012 javal Fort Scott National Historic Site will mark Memorial Day with several demonstrations and programs throughout the weekend. All American soldiers who have given their lives in battle will be honored during a series of programs starting Saturday morning and concluding Monday afternoon. About 25 staff and volunteers dressed in period clothing will be on hand [...]
A long-overdue tribute
April 20th, 2012 javal They escaped from the Indian Territory and the bondage of slavery to follow the Union Army into Fort Scott. Two were soldiers with the Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Regiment who fought and ultimately survived the conflict that forever changed the country. The other, a woman and sister of one of the soldiers, was the only [...]
Fort Scott National Historic Site hosts Civil War anniversary events
April 16th, 2012 javal The Fort Scott National Historic Site is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in the year 1862 as well as the role it played in Kansas and the West. Guests can still visit the event today. Fort Scott is located in what was once known as the Permanent Indian Frontier. It also is [...]
Fort Scott National Historic Site to host encampment
April 12th, 2012 javal When Capt. Benjamin Moore chose to locate Fort Scott on a high point of ground in April of 1842, little did he know then the significance that spot would play in the Civil War, almost 20 years later. During the war, military units from Kansas began concentrating at Fort Scott as early as August of [...]