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Aug. 16, 1862: “… another partisan group overwhelmed a Union force in a savage, house-to-house fight at Lone Jack.” [Jackson County, south-east of Kansas City and Independence] [Note Mo-7, pg. 358] “This was a Confederate victory, but the Rebels had to evacuate the area soon afterward, when threatened by the approach of large Union forces. Except for a short period of time during Price’s Raid, in 1864, the Confederacy lost its clout in Jackson County.” [Gn-10] |
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Aug. 21, 1862: Quantrill sacks Lawrence, Kansas, kills 150 [Mo-7, pg. 373] [five days after the battle at Lone Jack] [1. Lawrence was a three-day ride, west; 2. Quantrill was not at Lone Jack (Mo-20); 3. after the battle, MSG units chased the Federals east, towards Lexington, Missouri; 4. Harry said he was at Lone Jack (and, no Kansas events in his pension applications) (Mo-6); and 5. he rode with Jarrette and Quantrill later; so it is my conclusion that Harry was probably not at Lawrence, Kansas, with Quantrill] |
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1863: “… Noah Webster, … with his brother John [Webster], William and Perry Hays, Frank and William Beard, and Henry McAninch were surrounded by eighty Federals in a house near Howard’s Mill in Johnson County [Missouri]. … McAninch, bored through one arm and one leg, killed a Federal and climbed on his horse with the utmost difficulty.” [Notes Mo-8, 1877 book, and Mo-16, date of incident 1863] |
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Sept. 1864: “Near Waverly [Lafayette County, Missouri], Quantrill's raiders, who had had a falling out with their chief and were now led by George Todd, were greeted [by Gen. Price’s Army of Missouri, C.S.A.] and assigned to [General Jo] Shelby's [cavalry] division as scouts.” [Co. A, 10th Missouri Reg’t. Cavalry] [Mo-7, pg.380] |
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1865: “Jo Shelby, the most diehard of rebels, never did give up. Crossing the Rio Grande with several hundred followers, he spent two years in self-imposed exile in Mexico before returning to Missouri, where he resumed farming.” [Mo-7, pg. 385] |
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William and Julia lived in Cass County, and had 9 children [1870 and 1880 census records, Mo-14]. Under State law, he applied in 1913 for a Confederate Service pension, confirmed in 1915 [Mo-6]. He was also recognized at the Old Settler’s Meeting in 1914, at age 77 [Mo-15]. Julia died in 1905; William died 21 Sept. 1928, at age 92, and is buried in West Union Cemetery, Cass County [Mo-3]. |
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Missouri 16th Infantry (Martin C. McAninch) |
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Martin C. McAninch, son of Jonathan and Telitha (Turpin) McAninch, was born 1840-1841 [Mo-13], (probably Casey County) Kentucky, and moved west to Missouri with the family, in the early 1850’s. |
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On Aug. 18, 1862, Martin enlisted as a Private in Co. A., 16th Missouri Infantry, in Jackson County (Kansas City area, next county north of Cass County) [Mo-17]. The date and place of his enlistment are confirmed on the Company Muster Roll card “June 18 to Aug. 31, 1862”, “Mart. McNinch” [sic] enlisted in Capt. L. M. Lewis’ Company, Missouri Cavalry, enrolled by Capt. Lewis, and apparently Martin brought his own horse (“Pay for horse: $5.20”). The next card, “Aug. 13 to Dec. 31, 1862”, shows the full regimental name, listing “M. McAninch” as “Pvt., Co. A, Jackman’s Regt, Mo. Inf.”. Many of the entries use the name “Mart” (not “Martin”), and one spelling is “McNenich, Mart” [sic]. |
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McAninch for the Confederacy, Eight Who Fought for Southern Independence Conf Sold .doc |
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McAninch Family History NL, v.X.n.2 April 2002 Copyright Frank McAninch page 2002-14 |