As a gentle reminder, I appreciate some of the colorful stories regarding "Little Dixie" , but please do not state your opinions as to the cause of the war, whether secession was constitutional, was slavery the cause of the war and other such arguments. Especially, in the state of Missouri, these discussions will spiral out of control. If you want to discuss your personal views or opinions, please go to the Civil War News and Views Message Board at http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs53x/nvcwmb/webbbs_config.pl .

Let's keep this a "history-only" site.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Jim