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Missouri Border Madness or Bois D’ Arc Skedaddle
Missouri Border Madness during the Civil War, led one well to do farming family to flee the state and their panic became known locally as the Great Bois D’ Arc Skedaddle. About 15 miles northwest of Springfield, a thriving farming community of a church, general store, stable, granary, … Continue reading
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