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The premiere repository of primary-source documents on Missouri’s political and military situation during the run-up to and the first year of the Civil War.

Welcome to 1861 Missouri!
Let Missouri speak for herself through letters, newspaper articles, and other period documents. This seventy-plus volume collection contains chronological and modernized transcriptions of historical documents with footnotes, editor's notes, maps, and timelines. 1861 Missouri Speaks: Rebooting History is scheduled to be released this summer, but you can preview sample pages now. Scroll down to preview the entire Series Sampler. See Core Volumes and Special Purpose Volumes for more previews.
The Missouri Speaks Collection
Click the link below for a full listing of all volumes with series descriptions.

Sampler
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