Civil War in St. Louis

A Missouri History Museum event brings new attention to an antebellum insurrection plot that was secretly devised by free Black Americans in St. Louis — and how an insubordinate war hero ticked off Lincoln with his antics to free enslaved Missourians during the Civil War.

St. Louis Circuit Court will honor the men and women who filed freedom suits in St. Louis — and the lawyers who worked on them.

This Thursday, Harris-Stowe State University and the Missouri Humanities Council are commemorating some of the city’s past residents in a new Civil War…

Before the Civil War, Bernard Lynch owned the largest slave market in St. Louis. His operation included an office at 104 Locust Street, and a holding pen…

On Christmas Eve last year, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay used what is traditionally a quiet period for news to announce that he wanted a 102-year-old…

"Why does the Civil War still hold sway over St. Louis and Missouri?”That was the intriguing — and very large — question that Steve Flick submitted to…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 11, 2011 - Missouri was one of the ugliest places on earth during the U.S. Civil War, and if you…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 5, 2011 - Holding forth to a rapt audience at the St. Louis Science Center last night, Dr. Mark…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 14, 2011 - Barbara Hamm of Chesterfield donned a frilly pink Civil War-era gown to hear the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 18, 2011 - Last Saturday, Jan. 15, during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, Angela da…