Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CARTHAGE, Mo. — Plans are being finalized for the dedication of a new monument marking the July 5, 1861, Battle of Carthage on the ...

CARTHAGE, Mo. — An anniversary of what can arguably be called the first land battle of the American Civil War will be noted during a vespers service Wednesday night at the Carthage site where both ...

Local journalist, history buff and photographer John Hacker has released a new book about a Civil War military engagement in Jasper County in 1861 that was dubbed “the first serious conflict between ...

For history buffs and Civil War enthusiasts, the Battle of Carthage Museum offers a place to learn more about one of the first full-scale land battles of the war. Located on the main square in ...