Gallatin Township

Contents Chapter

Pi-e-Historic luhibitaats - The ludiaus - Sioux and Algouquius - The Missouris - The Osages, the Sac and Foxes,' and the lowas - Battle of the Little Platte - Pottawatomles - Kickapoos - The Issue House - Reminiscences. . . 531-588

Explorations And Pioneers

French and Spanish - First American Visitors - Steamboat Expedition - Rialto - First White Settlement - The Natural Advantages of Platte County becoming Recognized - Second Creek Settlers - Expelled in 1836 - Other Pioneers - The Liberty - Ft. Leavenworth Trail 538-545

Preliminary Steps - The Platte Country Correspondence in Reference Thereto - Meeting at Liberty, Mo. - Its Object - Memorial - Efforts of Benton and Llnu - Treaty with the lowas, Sacs a;' 'ox Indians 545-553

Chapter Iv

The Rush of Immigrants - Causes, Etc. - Appearance and Condition of the Country - The Work of the Early Settlers - Their Diversions - House-Raisings - The Class of People - Early Private Surveys - The Pre-emption Law - Pioneer Mills - Early Towns - Rialto, Platte City, Newmarket, Weston, Ridgely, Parkville, Farley, Barry, latan - List of Early Settlers 553-5G7

Chapter

Platte a Part of Clay - Officials of the Annexed Territory - Election of 1838 - Platte County Organized - Act of Organization - The New County^First County Court - Municipal Townships Established - Regular and Adjourned Terms - County Boundary Report - First Term of the Circuit Court - First Grand Jury - First Attorneys - First Instruments Recorded - Early Marriages . . . 567-583

Government Surveys - Work and Improvements - Land Entries - Hard Times Among the Settlers - Great Flood of 1844, Followed by Much Sickness - Hemp Growing - Other Leading Products - Emigration to Oregon - Effect of the Mexican War upon the People - California Gold Excitement - Argonauts ' from Platte County - Salt Lake and Indian Trade - The Four Years Preceding the Kansas Troubles, and Drawbacks During that Period - Drought of 1854 - Four Years Preceding 1801 - Population and Property Valuation from 1840 to 1860 - State Roads, Bridges, Railroads, Etc 583-606

Chapter Vii

Two Regiments - Officers - Drills - Martial Spirit - Social Features - The Mormon War - Militia Called Out and War Begun - Platte County Battalion of "Gentiles" - Surrender of the Mormons - Return of the Troops . . . 606-611

Chapter Viii The Mexican War

Army of the West - Platte and Cole Infantry Battalion - Departure of the Expedition - Arrival of Kearney in Santa Fe - Col. Sterling Price - Capt. Morin's Platte County Company - Names of Members - The Ortiz Insurrection - Murder of Gov. Bent and Others - Battle of La Canada - Ambuscade at El Embudo - Storming and Capture of Fort Pueblo de Taos - Other Battles - Massacre and Subsequent Battle at Moro - Engagement at Cienega - The Return Home - Capt. Denver's Company - Names of Volunteers From This County - Society of Veterans of the Mexican War 611-626

Chapter Ix The Kansas Troubles

Slavery Under the Constitution - Anti-Slavery Agitation - Beginning of the Fight in Congress - "The Wilmot Proviso " - The California Bill - Slavery in Kansas Territory - Settling Kansas - Anti-Slavery Colonization - Anti-Slavery Emigrant Aid Societies - Excitement in Western Missouri - Insecurity of Slave Property - Fear of Insurrection - The Platte County Self-Defensive Association - Anti-Self-Defensive Protest - Citizens' Meeting - Platte County Emigration - Platte City Meeting - First Elections - Feeling Preceding the Parkville Luminary Affair - Destruction of the Office - Anti-Slavery Ministers Expelled - Outrage Upon Wm. Phillips - Anti-Slavery Rebellion - Wakarusa War - Taking of Lawrence - Rout of Brown at Ossawatomie - Robbery of Hickory Point - "Heroine of the Kansas War" - Close of the Troubles 626-654

The Civil War

Causes of the War - Secession Efforts to Compromise - Beginning of Hostilities - Affairs in Missouri in 1860-Gl - Attitude in Platte County - Enlistments for the

Southern Army - Wallace Jackson's Company - Campaigns and Battles - Capt. Stewart's and Capt. Thompson's Companies - "The Extra Battalion" - Col. Winston's Regiment - Capts. Mitchell's, Rogers', and Kuykendall's Companies - Companies of Capts. Spratt, Crisman, Miller and Morton - Formation of Winston's Regiment - Campaigns and Battles - Second Re-organization - Other Companies - Col. Barnes', Capts. Dowuing's and Robertson's Companies - Col. Childs' Convoy of Volunteers - Companies of Capts. Lanter and McGee - Of Capt. Carr - Gates' Regiment and Hughes' Battalion - Services - Casualties - Last of the Southern Companies - Capt. Wood.small's Company - Col. Thornton's Recruits - Total Number from this County - Union Enlistments - Capt. Phelp's Company - Col. Price's Company - The Pavr-paw Militia - The Sixteenth Kansas - Capt. Fitzgerald's Regiment - Occupation of the County by the Federals - Fight, Etc. - Maj. Joseph's Campaign - The Bee Creek Fight - Capture of Col. Moonlight and Maj. Ralph - Maj. Huff comes to Weston - Gordon's Departure South - Morgan's Advent - Clough's Raid of Robbers - Wisconsin and Ohio Troops - Other Troops in 18C2 - Skirmishes and Robberies in 1862 - Parkville Skirmish - Goose Neck Fight - Raid of Thieves and Negroes - 1803 - A Reign of Terror - Robbing an old Colored Man - Raid on Stump Cockrill - Murder of Toney Tinsley - Kansas Red Legs - Hangings and Robberies - Destruction of the Sentinel Office - Paw-paw Militia Excitement - Threatened Trouble at Platte City - Other Events in 1863 - Events of 1864 - Thornton's Recruiting Expedition - Raid of the Bashi-bazouks - Other Tragedies - Fights and Robberies - Capture of Parkville - Fight at Ridgely - Murder of Geo. Fielding - Killing of Phineas Wood, Throckmorton and Andy Smith - Slash Valley and Buena Vista Fights - Murder of Dr. Joseph Walker - Exodus to Montana and the West - Affairs in 1805. - The Close of the War 654-73(;

Chapter Xi Homicides, Trials, Etc

Murder of Hall L. Wilkerson - An Election Row - Affray in Platte County - Killing of Wm. Callahan - Ducote Killed by White - - G. S. Elgin Assassinated - Nathaniel Daniels Killed by Houston - Capt. Dan Jenkins Assassinated - Killing of Burge by Johnson - Thomas Morgan Killed by Israel Health and Benj. Fulcher- - .\lvis Homicide - Killing of Dr. Spencer - George Burgess Kills his Cousin - John Jones kills John Bone - Tipton Kills Woodson 73G-745

Bench And Bar

Introduction - Prominent Members of the Bar Originally from Missouri - Circuit Court - Prominent Attorneys - Personal Sketches - Members of the Bar of Platte County, Mo. - County Court Judges - Probate Court - Court of Common Pleas, Weston 745-760

Schools And Colleges And Litebaey Culture

Public School System of Missouri - Pablic Schools in Platte County - County Commissioner's Report for Year ending June 30, 1884 - Private Schools and Colleges - Camden Point Female Academy - Historical Sketch - The Institution at Present - Female Orphan School - Conditions of Admission - Male Academy at Camden Point - Platte City Male College - Pleasant Ridge Academy - Platte City Female College - Weston High School - Mental Culture and Literature . . 768-782

Chapter Xv

Assessed Valuation in 1865 - Platte County Fair Association - Its Officers - Bridges - Weston and Platte City Turnpilse - Valuation and Tax for 1885 - Description of Platte county 782-793

Chapter Xvi Railroads And Bonded Debt

Early Railroads - Kansas City, St. Joseph and Council Bluffs Railroad - Southern Branch Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad - Atchison Branch Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad - Parkville and Grand River Railroad - Indebtedness of the County - Parkville and Grand River Railroad Company - Platte County Railroad Company - Weston Railroad Bonds - Court-Hou«e Indebtedness - Green Township Strip Bonds - Recapitulation 793-803

Chapter Xvii Churches And Lodges

Churches in Carroll Township - In Fair Township - In Green Township - In Lee Township - In Marshall Township - In May Township - In Pettis Township - In Preston Township - In Waldron Township - In Weston Township - Lodges in the County - A. F. &. A. M. - I. O. O. F. - Legion of Honor, Etc. . . 803-829

Chapter Xvhi Newspapers And Journalists

The Hagle a,TiA the Argus - The Atlas - The Tenth Legion - The Sentinel--The Border Times - The Chronicle - Parkville Papers - The Luminary - The Courier - The Independent - Later Platte City Papers - The Reveille - The Landmark - The Democrat - The Advocate - The Argus - Edgerton Coumr .... 829-838