The Liberty Arsenal: A History of an Army Ordnance Depot on the Missouri Frontier

The Liberty Arsenal was the site of the first military action of the Civil War in Missouri and possibly the second military action of the war when it was raided in 1861 just eight days after the firing on Fort Sumter, South Carolina. Located near Liberty, Missouri, from 1839-1869 the Arsenal was a Military Ordnance Depot. In the most complete history book on the Arsenal ever compiled, learn the history of the 1861 raid, plus an earlier one in 1855 during the Wakarusa War near Lawrence, Kansas. Readers also will learn about the key role the Arsenal played in the community, which at the time was the western frontier of the United States, and notable military officials and events that resulted in Congressional hearings in Washington.