MassLive

Civil War October 1863: Springfield welcomes John Wilkes Booth, fights drunkenness, and newspaper joins POW propaganda war

• Part 25 -- April 1863: Civil War reaches its halfway point as jobs and culture flourish locally and Lincoln looks to enlist God on Union side • Part 26 -- Civil War: May 1863 marks deaths of ...
The New York Times

THE BATTLE OF SPRINGFIELD, MO.; The Place and Its Defences. Interesting Narrative of the Conflict.

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...
MassLive

Civil War, September 1863: A time of fairs, crime, and local loss at Chickamuaga

• Part 23 -- February 1863: A Civil War draft and questions of whether black men will enlist for not so equal pay • Part 24 -- March 1863: Mr. and Mrs. Tom Thumb entertain Springfield while Union and ...
American Rifleman

Video—I Have This Old Gun: Model 1863 Springfield Rifle Musket

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** The Model 1863 Springfield Rifle ...
Springfield News-Leader

Pokin Around: W. Kearney home was built in 1863, same year as Springfield Civil War battle

In the same year Union and Confederate forces clashed over a supply depot near downtown Springfield, a farm house was built in Willard at 4321 W. Kearney St. The house, constructed in 1863, still ...