1861 Missouri Speaks
Rebooting History
What's New?
(Latest Publication Dates)
The Missouri Speaks Collection is living and active! Updates to the volumes are being made on a regular basis for quality improvements. The "Editor's Date" in the upper left corner of each volume's title page indicates the date the volume was released. The current dates are listed below, so you can check to see if you have the latest version.
Series Sampler
Latest Publication Date:
Sampler Soft Cover – 11-14-25
Sampler Hard Cover –11-13-25
Sampler with Atlas – 10-30-25
Core Volumes Series 1-5
Latest Publication Dates:
11 Volumes
Series 1- The Missouri Democrat
Vol. 1: Jan-Feb – 11-30-23
Vol. 2: Mar-Apr – 09-19-23
Vol. 3: May – 07-20-23
Vol. 4: June – 04-09-23
Vol. 5: July - 05-28-23
Vol. 6: Aug, Part 1 – 02-20-23
Vol. 6: Aug, Part 2 – 02-21-23
Vol. 7: Sep – 01-31-23
Vol. 8: Oct – 01-23-23
Vol. 9: Nov – 01-31-23
Vol. 10: Dec – 01-26-23
11 Volumes
Series 2- Primary Source Documents
Vol. 1: Jan-Mar – 09-10-24
Vol. 2: Apr-May – 07-03-24
Vol. 3, Part 1: June - 07-11-24
Vol. 3, Part 2: July - 05-06-24
Vol. 4, Part 1 : Aug 1-14 – 05-13-24
Vol. 4, Part 2: Aug 15-31 – 06-01-24
Vol. 5, Part 1: Sep 1-14 - 10-16-24
Vol. 5, Part 2: Sep 15-30 - 10-15-24
Vol. 6: Oct – 06-04-24
Vol. 7: Nov – 08-11-24
Vol. 8: Dec – 09-08-24
Series 3 - Rural Newspaper Articles Published in 1861
Vol. 1: Jan-May – 06-30-25
Vol. 2: Jun-Dec – 07-01-25
2 Volumes
Series 4- New York Tribune Articles Concerning Missouri Published in 1861
Vol. 1: Jan-July – 10-20-24
Vol. 2: Aug-Dec - 11-21-24
2 Volumes
Series 5 - Missouri Republican Newspaper Articles Published in 1861
Vol. 1: Jan-Apr – 12-13-24
Vol. 2: May-Aug – 12-13-24
Vol. 3: Sep-Dec –12-16-24
3 Volumes
Special Purpose Volumes
Series 6-14
Latest Publication dates:
1 Volume
Series 6- War Correspondents Reporting from Missouri
Transcribed letters from War correspondents in the field with the Army, station in and around Missouri. These are fascinating first-person accounts detailing what is going on with the troops as they move or prepare for battle.
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Vol. 1: Union - 03-05-24
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14 Volumes/Parts
Series 7 – Vindication of MGen. Fremont’s Service in Missouri
Volume 1 – Fremont’s Service in Missouri - 02-23-24
Volume 2 - Fremont as Reported by the Press
Part 1 – Missouri Newspapers – 11-23-22
Part 2 – Non-Missouri Newspapers – 11-03-22
Volume 2A - Fremont as Reported by the Press – Arranged by Subject
Part 1 – (Subjects 1-8) 03-01-23
Part 2 – (Subjects 9-16) 03-01-2
Volume 3 – Report of the Joint Committee – 11-16-22
Volume 3A –Report of the Joint Committee Arranged by Subject – 11-16-22
Volume 4 – Contract Investigations of the Department of the West
Part 1 - 06-24-25
Part 2 – 06-24-25
Part 3 – 06-24-25
Part 4 – 06-30-25
Volume 5 - Sabotaging MGen. Fremont
Part 1 - The Blair Family - 09-23-25
Part 2 - Other Saboteurs - 09-28-24
Volume 6 – Brown Water Navy - 02-22-25
Series 8 – BGen. Lyon’s Service in Missouri
Volume 1 – Documents and Articles Concerning BGen. Lyon - 07-13-24
Volume 2 – Books And Articles Concerning BGen. Lyon 11-01-24
2 Volumes
Series 9 – President Abraham Lincoln
Volume 1 - Lincoln and Missouri
Part 1 – Correspondence and Newspaper Articles – 12-21-24
Part 2 – Washington’s War on Missouri - 11-13-24
Volume 2 – Lincoln and Missouri’s Armed Forces
Part 1 - Union - 12-23-24
Part 2 – Confederate and Rebel - 12-26-24
4 Volumes
8 Volumes/Parts
Series 10 – Principal Officers and Officials
Volume 1 – Union
Part 1 - A-F - 08-08-24
Part 2 - G-Hal - 08-17-24
Part 3 - Har - L - 08-17-24
Part 4 - M-Po - 08-22-24
Part 5 - Pr-Z - 08-22-24
Volume 2 – Confederate and Rebel (In Chronological Order) – 02-07-25
Volume 2A – Confederate and Rebel - Arranged by Officer 01-28-25
Volume 3 – Governors of Missouri and Surrounding States - 07-13-24
Series 11 – The Way It Was
Volume 3 – Civil War Recollections Concerning Missouri
Part 1 – 11-18-24
Part 2 – 11-14-24
Part 3 - 11-14-24
3 Volumes
Series 12 – Missouri Speaks Reference Volumes
Volume 1 – Missouri Speaks Biographies – 06-10-25
Volume 2 – Atlas – 07-22-25
Volume 3 – Military Orders – 05-28-25
3 Volumes
Series 13 – Missouri Elections 1860
Volume 1 – Gubernatorial Election – 01-02-25
Volume 2 – Presidential Election – 01-07-25
2 Volumes
Series 14 – Revised and Modernized Period Books
Vol 1: Gen. Lyon and Missouri in 1861/The Struggle for Missouri – 02-16-25
Vol 2: The Fight for Missouri – 09-20-24
Vol 4: Missouri, a Bone of Contention – 09-20-24
3 Volumes