Events

Family History Day: Civil War Resources at the Missouri State Archives
March 13, 2010
9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Call for Volunteer Unpaid Militia Missouri State Archives

The Missouri State Archives holds almost two million pages of Civil War and Reconstruction-era records obtained from the Office of the Adjutant General. Included in these records are Confederate and Union muster rolls, Confederate pensions, signed loyalty oaths, company and regimental orders, service cards, registers of officers and troops of the Home Guard, the Enrolled Missouri Militia, volunteers, records of troops of color, and court martial papers. However, many of these records are not fully indexed, making them difficult to use. Senior Reference Archivist Patsy Luebbert will discuss how best to approach research using these records. She will also explore more readily accessible resources at the Archives, such as the Soldiers' Records: War of 1812 - World War I, Missouri’s Union Provost Marshal Papers: 1861-1866, and the Missouri Supreme Court Historical Database, which provide further insight into the fractured history of Missouri during the Civil War.

No registration required.

Taking the Oath and Drawing Rations Harper’s Weekly, University Libraries, University of Missouri-Columbia

Occupied Women: Gender, Military Occupation, and the American Civil War
March 18, 2010
7:00 p.m.

In the spring of 1861, tens of thousands of young men formed military companies and offeredto fight for their country. By the end of the Civil War, nearly half of the adult male population of the North and a staggering 90 percent of eligible white males in the South had joined the military. With their husbands, sons and fathers away, many women took on additional duties and faced alone the ordeal of having their homes occupied by enemy troops. During occupation, the home front and the battlefield merged to create an unanticipated second front where civilians, mainly women, resisted what they perceived as unjust domination. In Occupied Women, 12 distinguished historians consider how women’s reactions to occupation affected both the strategies of military leaders and ultimately even the outcome of the Civil War. Contributor and editor LeeAnn Whites, will examine the common experiences of occupied women and address the unique situations faced by women during the Civil War, both Union and Confederate.

Upcoming Programs:

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Programming at the Missouri State Archives is free of charge and open to the public, with seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information contact Emily Luker at (573) 526-5296 or emily.luker@sos.mo.gov.