Today in 1861 St. Joseph Cut Down It's Flag, News Article, May 22, 2011
Entry/Object ID
AM2015.1.341
Scope and Content
Today in 1861 St. Joseph Cut Down It's Flag, News Article, May 22, 2011. News article by Clinton Thomas in St. Joseph News-Press, page1 & A4. Recounts the Civil War civil disobedience that led to the removal of the U.S. Flag from the U.S. Post Office in St. Joseph at the beginning of the Civil War. The flag was torn down by former Mayor, M. Jeff Thompson.
A = Page 1
B = Page A4
C = Clarification concerning Missouri State Guard, letter to editor by Warren E. Hagan, M.D.
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US Flag torn down in St. Joseph during CIvil War, Civil War in St. Joseph, Thompson, M. Jeff
