Series 1 – The Fires Before the War: Bleeding Kansas (1854-1860) — Article 1 The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 unleashed chaos on Missouri’s border and set the stage for the Civil War. Discover how it changed everything. The Kansas-Nebraska Act – A Law That Shattered the Peace In 1854, Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, a…

Missouri’s Civil War:  Series 1 – The Fires Before the War: Bleeding Kansas (1854-1860) — Introduction  Discover how Bleeding Kansas ignited the nation’s deadliest conflict. Before the Civil War began, Missouri’s border was already burning. Bleeding Kansas – Missouri’s Border on Fire Before a single cannon fired at Fort Sumter, war was already smoldering on…

Missouri’s Civil War from Bleeding Kansas to Reconstruction. Explore five in-depth series revealing the state’s most chaotic era. Missouri’s Civil War – Why This Story Still Matters From the first sparks of Bleeding Kansas to the long shadows of Reconstruction, Missouri endured one of the most complex and violent experiences of the American Civil War.…