In October 1864 this could have been the headlines of the local newspapers in Franklin County and St. Louis.

The Spanish American War Period involved two conflicts. The first occurred from April 22, to December 10, 1898, and the Philippine-American War from February 4, 1899, to July 1902. An excellent resource to research the above conflict is on the Internet titled, "The Spanish American War Centennial Website."

Because of a conflict over the U.S. and Mexican border, the Mexican government declared war with the United States on April 25 of 1846 and on May 11, 1846, the United States Congress authorized the president to call up 50,000 troops.

After trying to remain neutral, the United States entered the war on April 6, 1917, because of submarine attacks on our commercial shipping vessels. The war unofficially ended November 11, 1918, but a state of war existed until the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919.

The Black Hawk War began April 1832 but the origin of this conflict is rooted back into 1804 when a band of Sac Indians had a winter camp near St. Louis.

The Revolutionary War (also known as the War for Independence) was fought from 1775 to 1783 mainly along the East Coast of the new Untied States.

World War II was truly a world war involving most of the nations. The United States became involved after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941, followed by a declaration of War by Germany. World War II ended with the German defeat in Europe and Japanese surrender Aug. 15, 1945.

World War II was truly a world war involving most of the nations. The United States became involved after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941, followed by a declaration of War by Germany. World War II ended with the German defeat in Europe and Japanese surrender Aug. 15, 1945.

The Seminole War was fought in Florida in 1837 as a result of the U.S. government moving the Seminole Tribe from Florida to west of the Mississippi.

The War of 1812 was also known as the Second Revolutionary War. Most of this war was fought against the regular British forces in Louisiana and the East Coast. This war lasted form 1812 to 1815.

This time frame will cover the Mexican War to the Spanish American War with the exclusion of the Civil War.

This time frame will cover the time period from the official end of the Philippine American War to the Mexican Border Conflict also known as the Mexican Expedition.

In American history, the Mexican Expedition War has little known about it.

This period of time follows World War I to the beginning of World War II. Several of these veterans served in World War I.