EUGENE -- A Marcola artist has restored a Civil War statue damaged by vandals more than a year ago. David Miller sculpted the replacement head from an 800-pound block of Vermont marble special ordered to match the original stone. The statue stands in Eugene Pioneer Cemetery over the graves of 51 men and several nurses who served in the Civil War. Desoto Joe/The Record Man

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Students will hold Civil War re-enactment SIKESTON, Mo. -- Area schoolchildren and history buffs will get a glimpse of the past as a Boy Scout Venture Post hosts a Civil War re-enactment. The event will be March 7-9 on land south of Sikeston across the Highway 57 from the new R.S. Matthews Park. Organizer Rick Justice of Sikeston, a science teacher at the Sikeston Middle School, said Boy Scout Venture Post 149, an organization for older teens sponsored by the Am Vets, is putting the event. Reenactors will be on site from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 7 for area schools to visit on field trips. The re-enactors will visit downtown Sikeston at the Depot at 11:30 a.m. March 8. Battle re-enactments are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday afternoon. For more information e-mail Rick Justice at [email protected] or call 471-2566. Desoto Joe/The Record Man

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I find my GGrandfather one Bennett S. Phillips, sometimes listed as B.S. Phillips, listed in the roster of the 10th MO Infantry Regiment (sometimes the 12th). At least I think it's him since the regiment was formed partially from Chariton and Howard counties, which is where he was. Something happened to him, I assume he was either killed or died in prison, because my GGrandmother Elizabeth Johnson Phillips remarried in 1864. Can anyone give me some ideas as to how to find his place of death, etc.? Cal Phillips [email protected]

I am new to the list. My GG Grandfather: Levi Fine / Levi Fines (I've seen it spelled both ways) was Union in the Civil War. His military career began in Warrenton County with the 37th Reg't E.M.M., Co. B, July 28, 1862 - 1863, then to the 3rd M.S.M. Cavalry (2nd Org.) Co. H, August 12,1863 - 1865 and died while in the 3rd M.S.M. Cav., Co. A, as a Private. According to his military records, Levi Fines died May 5, 1865 in the Kansas City General Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. No one can tell me where he is buried and I can't find any record of a Kansas City General Hospital. Do records of this hospital still exist? Would the hospital records show where he is buried? Any information from anyone would be greatly appreciated. I don't know where to look from here. Sincerely, Keith Fine in TX [email protected]

My great uncle, who lived in Daviess County, was a member of the 11th Mo Inf, CSA. His service record indicates that he enlisted Sep 1862 at Camp Elk Horn. (One of the muster rolls called it Camp Sugar Creek.) So far, I've been unable to locate this site. Since Daviess County stayed under Federal control for the whole course of the war, I assume that the location is elsewhere and that he -- like many of his neighbors -- slipped out of his county for a rendesvous site. Does anyone know where Camp Elk Horn was? Marv Burge

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Gary Wehner of Smyrna, Ga., a self-employed landscaper who founded the 5th Missouri regiment of Civil War reenactors in 1986, has erected a 7-foot-tall memorial to honor the infantrymen of the 1st Missouri Brigade at Allatoona Pass Georgia. All 91 soldiers who were killed are named on the back of the stone. Gary, a former native of Festus Missouri, designed the monument himself, it is a slab of gray Georgia granite from Elberton, Ga., carved in the shape of Missouri sitting atop a base of red Missouri granite. The inscription states: "On this field of honor, Missouri soldiers of Cockrell's elite brigade fought and died for Southern independence, October 5, 1864. 91 killed." The monument also has a small depiction of the Missouri battle flag carried by the regiment, which was a rectangle of blue with a Christian cross by the staff. "The gray is for the Confederacy and the red represents the blood they shed and their devotion to their cause," said Wehner. The Missouri Brigade, commanded for most of the war by Gen. Francis Marion Cockrell, had few peers in either shedding blood or devotion. Some 8,000 strong at the war's start, its ranks had dwindled to just 600 by war's end. Along the way, it fought in 13 major battles, six sieges and seven states. Among them were Shiloh, Vicksburg, Port Gibson, Champion Hill, Iuka, the Atlanta Campaign, Franklin and Nashville. Gary is now involved in another project of erecting a memorial at Pigeon Hill (Kennesaw Mountain). The 1st Brigade held the line here against Sherman. Anyone interested in helping, or willing to make a donation, should contact Gary at: Captain Gary Wehner 5th Missouri Co. F 3410 Atlanta Rd. S.E. Smyrna, Ga. 30080 Work & Home Phone: (770) 436-4444 I have a picture of the monument posted at our website, if you would like to view it. Desoto Joe/The Record Man

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Famed Civil War author dead at 89 By Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Maine - Historian John J. Pullen, whose accounts of the Civil War spurred interest in Gen. Joshua Chamberlain, died Tuesday at his home. He was 89. A former newspaper reporter who later went into advertising, Pullen was best known for his 1957 book, "The Twentieth Maine," which recounted Chamberlain's heroism at the Battle of Gettysburg. Pullen died within days of the opening of "Gods and Generals," the second Civil War screen epic in which Chamberlain was featured. "He was definitely responsible for revitalizing interest in Chamberlain," said Deborah Smith, executive director of the Pejepscot Historical Society. "And he did it as a real original." "The Twentieth Maine" was picked up by Readers Digest Books and enjoyed wide circulation, Smith said. Pullen's other books include "A Shower of Stars: The Medal of Honor and the 27th Maine," "Patriotism in America: A Study of Changing Devotions," "The Transcendental Boiled Dinner" and "Comic Relief: The Life and Laughter of Artemus Ward." Artist Joseph Query of Swanville worked closely with Pullen during the past few years while creating the bronze sculpture of Chamberlain that will be erected in Brunswick this spring. "When I heard he died, I felt a very deep loss," said Query, noting that they had become close friends. At a Joshua Chamberlain Roundtable three years ago in Pullen's honor, Tom Desjardins, author of "Stand Firm Ye Boys From Maine: The Twentieth Maine and the Gettysburg Campaign," cited Pullen's influence on another author. Michael Shaara was working on a book about the Civil War in the early 1970s, according to Desjardins, and was looking for a strong Union character for his narrative. A reader of "The Twentieth Maine" suggested Chamberlain, and Shaara went on to write "Killer Angels," which was the basis for the film "Gettysburg." Pullen recently completed a children's book about Chamberlain, which is being shown by his family to publishers. Query drew some illustrations for the book, and will complete the drawings if a publisher expresses interest. A Colby College graduate, Pullen served in the field artillery during World War II, rising from private to captain. After the war, he worked as a reporter for the Kennebec Journal in Augusta. He then worked in advertising in Philadelphia before resigning in 1965 to concentrate on book and magazine writing. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Towle Pullen and three stepchildren. A memorial service will be held in the spring Desoto Joe/The Record Man

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Can anyone tell me how to find something other than the roster for this group? I am interested in the David S. Wade who is listed in Co. B. I believe he is my ggrandfather. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Shirley Wade Anderson Shawnee, OK -- _______________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup Meet Singles http://corp.mail.com/lavalife

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