September 4th- Veterans
Appreciation Day picnic. Bring the family, good ‘ole picnic on the
grounds. rain or shine. We’ll use Eagleton’s if needed, hope not, it’s
GREAT on the grounds!
Live music, talk’n, touring and showing our support for Veterans AND their families! If you’re a vet or a family of a vet, PLEASE come and have a fun day ! Even if you’re Not a vet, come and show your appreciation!! 11:00, September 4th. Ray County Museum
SECOND EVENT of the month:
September 25th, ALL day Saturday. Living History Festival and Re-enactment. Civil War re-enactment, 3 Ray County Battles including good ‘ole Bloody Bill Anderson and the Battle of Albany and the Jesse James Bank Robbery, along with Battle of Fredricksburg. Bring the family and see the grizzly ‘ole soldiers, horses, tour the museum and eat the good Eats! Starts at 10:00 a.m. so be there early!
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VOLUNTEERS FOR RE-ENACTMENT/LIVING HISTORY FESTIVAL
RAY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, RICHMOND, MISSOURI
SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2010
Battle of Fredricksburg, Battle of Albany, Jesse James Bank Robbery- Richmond, Missouri
EMAIL- raycountymuseum@yahoo.com or 816-776-2305
901 West Royle, Richmond, Missouri 64085
Donations are very much appreciated toward this event-
Please click on to download the PDF file for volunteer sheet
A young William T. Anderson, obviously before he joined up with Quantrill courtesy of John Crouch, 2008
Picture on the left- ??? Is it…or isn’t it?
Graves Found Near Orrick
Where the 1864 Was Battle Fought
By TOM BOGDON - Richmond News, Richmond, Ray County Missouri
Both tradition in the Orrick area and the facts of the battle point to a row of graves in an old cemetery a quarters mile northeast of J.D.’s Store in Orrick as the last resting place of 10 pr 11 Confederate guerillas killed with Capt. William T. “Bloody Bill” Anderson in a battle with Union troops on Oct. 27,1864., ‘ The action took place near Albany, which has virtually disappeared but in the 1860s included a grist mill, general store, blacksmith shop and one pr two churches and had a population of 150.
Albany was three quarters of a mile northeast of Orrick. The only remnants of the town are rock walls that run through part of the townsite.
The smoke still hung in the air at the Battle of Westport in what is now southern Kansas City when Bloody Bill Anderson met his demise at Albany along with 10 of his men.
The three-day Battle of Westport started Oct. 24, and the much smaller but significant Albany action occurred Oct. 27. The outcome at Westport was that Confederate forces under Gen. Sterling Price failed to break the Union hammerlock on Missouri. The outcome at Albany was that by killing Capt. Anderson Union forces were able to greatly reduce guerilla harassment in Central Missouri that had plagued them throughout the war.
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May 22, 1867, 2:00 pm. twelve men arrived on the town square of Richmond, Missouri from different directions, congregating in front of the Hughes & Wasson Bank. Four men dismount and enter the bank while eight others waited and watched nervously.
This was a particularly brutal robbery. Mayor John B. Shaw was shot fatally in the chest, a young man Frank S. Griffin, shot in forehead, and B. G. Griffin shot in the head and again as he fell to his death while coming to the aid of his dying son.
The robbery is believed to have netted $ 4,000.00.
By David Blythe- Lawson Review- Lawson Missouri = 2004
Follow the trail of Missouri’s Largest Legend - Jesse James - through historic sites in northwest Missouri. We suggest you start your tour where it all began — the James Farm in Kearney. After that, travel north to St. Joseph, via I-35 to U.S. 36, to visit the home where Jesse was shot and killed by Bob Ford on April 3, 1882. After visiting the sites in St. Joseph, take U.S. 36 back to I-35 and drive north to M-6 east. Follow M-6 to Gallatin where Frank James was brought to trial for murder. Though suspected of committing the first daytime bank robbery in America, Frank and Jesse were not wanted criminals until a horse linked them to a murder in Gallatin.Ray County
From Gallatin, drive south on M-13 to Richmond where Frank and Jesse robbed the bank. (note: Hughes-Wasson Bank, Main Street, Richmond, Missouri )
Bob Ford’s gravesite is also located in Richmond’s City Cemetery. Ford was the man who killed Jesse James. (The Dirty Little Coward that Shot Mr. Howard.)Bloody Bill Anderson’s gravesite can be found in the Old City Cemetery. Jesse James rode with Anderson during the Civil War.We’ll finish up the tour by driving from Richmond toClay County
Liberty on M-210.