Burnt District

More than 1,000 buildings burned between 4th and 15th Streets, from Main Street to the river.

“The sky in the direction of Richmond is lurid with the glare of burning houses. …It was as if a great battle were going on ...

The Burnt District Monument

(Left Side Plaque)

The Burnt District / Jennison's Tombstones

When the Civil War began, Cass County was home to over 1,700 families. The population of 8,900 free whites and 1,000 slaves reflected widely diverse origins. Many had migrated from Kentucky, Tennessee,and Virginia, ...

Burnt District Monument

The Heart of the Burnt District

Missouri's Civil War

The Civil War on the Missouri-Kansas border was an extension of the raiding and looting that took place during the Bleeding Kansas era of 1854 to 1860. Early in the war, Kansas ...