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Daily Archives: October 14, 2014

Civil War Era Missouri Map

Baptists and the American Civil War: October 14, 1864

Confederate guerrillas led by “Bloody” Bill Anderson and including Jesse and Frank James, both Baptists, this evening raid Danville, Missouri, a Union-friendly town. Many citizens, recognizing the invasion, flee for the woods, escaping the carnage. Not all are so lucky as the guerrillas set fire to the town, shooting citizens who dare show themselves. Some…

October 14, 2014 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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