Katy Depot exhibits explore the divided loyalties of Missouri and Sedalia in the Civil War
"The Civil War in Missouri"
“A State Divided” is a theme that resonates throughout the “Civil War in Missouri” traveling exhibit at the Katy Depot. Missouri was one of four border states — slave states that didn’t secede from the Union.
Confederate sympathizer
Sympathizers of both the Union and the Confederacy could be found throughout Missouri, among both statesmen and the citizenry. This placard at the “Civil War in Missouri” exhibit illustrates the Confederate perspective.
Union sympathizer
Sympathizers of both the Union and the Confederacy could be found throughout Missouri, among both statesmen and the citizenry. This placard at the “Civil War in Missouri” exhibit illustrates the Union perspective.
Sarah Smith-Cotton
This case in the “Sedalia and the Civil War” exhibit illustrates the experiences of Sarah Smith-Cotton, the namesake of Sedalia’s public high school and junior high school, and her family during the Civil War.
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