Missouri Veterans: Monuments and Memorials

Missouri veterans continue to demonstrate their unwavering dedication to both the state and the nation. Theirs is a legacy that stretches forth from the Revolutionary War service of frontiersman Daniel Boone to William Clark, of the famed Lewis and Clark Expedition. During the Civil War, the state became a hotbed of opposing views, as men—such as the notorious Jesse James—joined bands of guerilla fighters who fought to further the cause of the Confederacy. Years later, famed generals, such ...