Soldiers make a clean sweep

Saturday, September 19, 2009

September and October of 1864 were chaotic months in Missouri and Kansas because of Major General Sterling Price's campaign in the "Show-Me" (Mo.) and Jayhawker (Kan.) states. This column and those to follow through Nov. 7 will focus on different aspects of this campaign and the four battles that occurred on Oct. 25, 1864. These battles include Trading Post, Mine Creek and Little Osage, Kansas and Shiloh Creek/Charlot's Farm near Deerfield, Mo.

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