6/2/2018 | Arrow Rock State Historic Site | Arrow Rock, MO
Long after the final shots were fired, Missouri continued to suffer the violence and chaos of the Civil War. Jesse James was once seen as a romantic rebel without a cause, but recent studies have revealed a tragic figure, who refused to accept the war's outcome. In contrast, J. O. Shelby, one of the Confederacy's most storied commanders, became a U.S. marshal and embraced reconciliation. This presentation shows how two native sons responded to change in volatile postwar Missouri.
Presenter Aaron Barnhart is the former television and media critic for the Kansas City Star. He is the coauthor of “The Big Divide: A Travel Guide to Historic and Civil War Sites in the Missouri-Kansas Border Region.”
This event will be held in the visitor center’s auditorium and is free and open to the public. Click here to read the news release.
Lecture time: 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Associated activities
- Interpretive Programs