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Iowa Border Wars Before Civil War Ended
A historical survey of Iowa border tensions during 1861 1864. It details home guard mobilizations at Clarinda Bedford and Page Taylor counties Maryville and Athens battles with secessionists on the Missouri line and later Confederate guerrilla raids in Davis Springville and nearby towns. It notes the Southern Border Brigade and the deaths of Captain Bence and others, ending with study prompts and further reading in The Palimpsest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Iowa
Towans
South Carolina
Fort Sumter
Missouri
Confederacy
Samuel J. Kirkwood
John Edwards
Chard
Cyrus Bussey
Bloomere
Baker
Taylor
Page
Swere
Amity
College
Ian Blues
Brad
Main
Bedford
Maryville
L. T. McCaun
Page County
John Morledge
Iowa Volunteers
Home Guard
Gentryville
Col. Edwards
St. Joseph
Athens
Des Moines
Croton
Lee County
David Moore
Col. Moore
Missouri River
Southern Border Brigade
Missouri Line
Davis County
Thomas Hardy
Hardy
Eleazer Small
Third Iowa Cavalry
Springville
P. H. Bence
Iowa Infantry
Captain Bence
James Jackson