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Main Street in Boonville, Missouri.Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Boonville is located in Cooper County, Missouri, and is considered part of the Columbia, Missouri metropolitan area. It's between Kansas City and St. Louis.

Writers sometimes put characters in actually real locations , John Waynes character Rooster Cogburn lost his eye at the Battle of Lone Jack . And even though Rooster was made up , The Battle became history .

The final stop for the Civil War Guerrilla William T Anderson .

This report is 4/4 in the: Intro to the Civil War in Kentucky, by TwoSq Media. General William Tecumseh Sherman was the son of an Ohio Supreme Court Justice. After his father's sudden death in 1829, the family lived with family and friend. William Sherman eventually found himself in the care of Senator Thomas Ewing, whom helped Sherman enroll in the United States Military Academy; he graduated sixth in his class in 1940, according to American Battlefied Trust.

The westernmost skirmish of the Civil War, which occurred at Stanwix Station, took place on March 29, 1862, 272 troops from the California Column discovered a small detachment of Confederate Volunteers burning hay, which had been placed at Stanwix Station for the California Column's . After a brief exchange of gun fire with the much larger Union force, the Confederates retreated to Tucson.

Cole Younger fought with Quantrill and rode with the famous James gang ,we visit his final resting place .

Not to many figures in history regardless of there popularity can say they have three gravesites and three headstones , but William can .

I just love DNA tests. I was shocked to find that I have kin on both sides but that also told me that at some point, the loved each other enough to procreate. Ironically even before I underwent DNA testing, the video of their story was one of my favorites.

“My grandmother was obsessed with the Civil War, she would have eaten this with a spoon!” exclaimed actress Adrienne Wilkinson, known for her many roles including Eve, the daughter of Xena, in the popular TV series Xena: Warrior Princess.

Jesse James hands down is the most famous outlaw of the civil war , old west era . Even though the Robin Hood moniker was made up his name lives on today . From humble beginnings in Kearny Missouri to full blown legend is impressive . His brother Frank and the whole James gang rode off in to Infamy when it comes to outlaw aura ,

On this weeks episode we head back into the basement of a abandoned home. This house was in the middle of a American Civil War Battle field and holds some secrets to the life of the last people to live there. I hope you enjoy.

Today while metal detecting I discovered a civil war camp thats location was previously unknown. #metaldetecting #treasurehunting #civilwar #pa

Most everyone has heard of Jesse and Frank James the two most popular outlaws in history . Most people do not know where he is buried . After his famous brother was assassinated he feared his body might be stolen . The rest of the story is really incredible .

This is the history behind The Great Locomotive Chase Of The Civil War which occurred in 1862 from Big Shanty, Georgia (aka. now known as Kennesaw, Georgia) all the way to Ringgold, Georgia! All aboard everyone! Music is "The Colonel" by Zachariah Hickman

I join 200 of my closest friends to metal detect at Diggin In Virginia 51.It was a great time with lots of items found and tons of fun. If you don't know what "DIV" is this is a organized event that for a fee you can go a metal detect and search for history.

This is the Battle Of Allatoona Pass located just outside of Kennesaw National Battlefield. Also learn the meaning behind Sherman's Necktie and explore homes that have been around since the Civil War!

This is the history behind the Wilder Tower Monument located in the Chickamauga National Battlefield.

On this adventure we manage to find a number of fun items and explore a couple new places. I hope you enjoy this and would consider following for more outdoor adventures.

If you see smoke rising from the Pickett's Mill Battlefield, this week, it's not from a re-enactment or a ghost battle at the reportedly-haunted site. Instead, it's from a prescribed burn intended to improve the natural habitat.

Fort Point has stood guard at the narrows of the Golden Gate for over 150 years. The Fort has been called "the pride of the Pacific," "the Gibraltar of the West Coast," and "one of the most perfect models of masonry in America." When construction began during the height of the California Gold Rush, Fort Point was planned as the most formidable deterrence America could offer to a naval attack on California. Although its guns never fired a shot in anger, the "Fort at Fort Point" as it was originally named has witnessed Civil War, obsolescence, earthquake, bridge construction, reuse for World War II, and preservation as a National Historic Site.