CSPAN3 Discussion On Missouris Burnt District June 22, 2024
The Kansas City Public Library hosted this talk. It is about an hour. Eli welcome, how are you . I head up the Missouri Valley special collection, the history arm of the public library. It is my pleasure to introduce time. By the time of lees surrender at appomattox, the land and people of western missouri had suffered as much as any during the civil war. The 1865 edict known as order number 11 in the federal army had depopulated several counties, devastated homes and farms come and left deep physical and mental scars that took decades to heal. Tom has authored two books on this subject. The f...