The Cedar County courthouse was burned by the Confederates on Gen. Jo Shelby's raid thru Missouri in 1863. The Confederates burned several courthouses on that raid and the Cedar county and Dade county courthouses both met the torch. Luckily, the Cedar County record books had been taken to Arkansas and hidden in a cave at the beginning of the war, probably by some of the county officials who were mostly all Confederate sympathizers. The record books were discovered after the war and returned to Cedar County. The land records in Dade County were rescued before they burned, but I believe there may be some record loss in Dade county - I would need to check further on that. My Gr-gr-grandfather, Benjamin F. Walker, was one of the Confederates on Shelby's raid. He had been Cedar county surveyor several years and was elected to the state legislature for several terms before the war. He and his family briefly tried to return to Cedar County after the war was over, but there were too many hard feelings amongst the citizens towards the returning Confederates, and I believe he felt his family would be endangered by staying so they went to Arkansas to live. Diane Jones ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Honeycutt To: MOCEDAR-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2006 5:51 PM Subject: RE: [MOCEDAR] Cedar County during the civil war. There were locals that fought on both sides. The Union soldiers were particularly concerned with defending Stockton's houses and buildings. The Confederates threatened to burn the courthouse and I believe they actually made an attempt at one point. The Union side seemed to be predominant during the war and one prominent citizen that sided with the CSA had to flee Cedar County for his life. Go here for a start on the history of Cedar County: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mocedar/index.htm Dan Honeycutt -----Original Message----- From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com [mailto:gc-gateway@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of pianotwo@aol.com Sent: 07/08/2006 12:52 PM To: MOCEDAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MOCEDAR] Cedar County during the civil war. This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YMB.2ACI/1193 Message Board Post: I am seeking to learn of the political status of Cedar County during the civil war, and whether local men sided with the Union or the CSA. Were there irregulars (guerrillas) engaged in the war against Kansas Jayhawkers? Thank You, Rogers Worthington pianotwo@aol.com ==== MOCEDAR Mailing List ==== To UNSUBSCRIBE send to: MOCEDAR-L (OR -D)-request@rootsweb.com Only one word, unsubscribe in the message area Turn off your signature. The email you subscribed with will have to be used to unsubscribe ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx ==== MOCEDAR Mailing List ==== To UNSUBSCRIBE send to: MOCEDAR-L (OR -D)-request@rootsweb.com Only one word, unsubscribe in the message area Turn off your signature. ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx