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Company M's Ames 3-pdr. and Filley gun at sunrise at Fort Davidson State Historic Site in Pilot Knob, Missouri, October 2006.
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COMPANY M, 1st MISSOURI LIGHT ARTILLERY COMPANY K, 1st MISSOURI LIGHT ARTILLERY COMPANY G, 17th MISSOURI INFANTRY |
A love of history is obviously a key element to the reenactor. The following represents just a small part of the fruits of Brigade members' research into the background of the original units we represent, and into the events that shaped St. Louis and Missouri in the period around the Civil War. Excerpts from the Annual Report of the Adjutant General of Missouri for the Year ending December 31, 1865.
Research The Woodruff Gun by Dr. John Margreiter, reprinted from Civil War Times Illustrated (with permission). Includes annotations and recent research.
Biographical Sketches Giles F. Filley, St. Louis industrialist David Murphy, Missouri Artillery Officer Joseph L. Follet, Missourian awarded the Medal of Honor Joseph Garneau, Forgotten Cracker King
Pages from the Past: Articles from the Missouri Democrat A History of Rifled Cannon, July 18, 1861 The National Thanksgiving, November 24, 1864 Washington's Birthday Celebration, February 23, 1862 Flag Ceremony at Allenton, August 9, 1861
Pages from the Past: Articles from the Missouri Republican |
