Today is the anniversary of the capture of Liberty Arsenal (Missouri Depot), April 20, 1861.
Click the link below for a short article about the capture and the service of Col. Henry Louis Routt.
April 12, 2021 marks the 160th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War. Here are a few dispatches from Charleston, SC, published in the Missouri Republican, reporting the unfolding of events. Pictured in this post is a painting by A. Vizitelly, courtesy of Library of Congress, showing part of Ft. Sumter exploding.
Two years ago today, Fry’s Lyon Foundation and Missouri State Parks launched the Missouri Civil War Passport Program from the Capitol Rotunda in Jefferson City.
Initially, the Certificate of Completion program was only scheduled to last one year. However, after being selected as one of the Missouri 2021 Bicentennial Alliance programs, the Certificate of Completion program was extended to the end of 2021. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, many of the stamp sites were forced to close, and understandably, many program participants elected not to travel. Therefore, we are using the occasion of the second anniversary of the launching of the Passport Program to announce that the Certificate of Completion program will be extended to the end of 2022!
In closing, we would like to thank the employees and volunteers at the different stamp sites that went out of their way to accommodate stamp-seeking visitors, even though their site was officially closed. Through your efforts, six Certificates of Completion were awarded in 2020 despite the pandemic.
PICTURE: Attorney Mel Gilbert, of Buffalo, one of the founders of the Passport Program, speaking during the March 15, 2019 launch ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda, Jefferson City.
Missouri Civil War Passport Program 
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