Jesse James, Jo Shelby, & the War After the War – Warren County
Jesse James was once seen as a romantic rebel without a cause, but recent studies have revealed a more human and tragic figure who refused to accept the war’s outcome and targeted pro-Union Missourians for death. In contrast, Jo Shelby, one of the Confederacy’s most storied commanders, became a US marshal and embraced reconciliation. This lively and surprising presentation by journalist and author, Aaron Barnhart, shows how two native sons responded to changing times in volatile postwar Missouri. RSVP today!
Jesse James was once seen as a romantic rebel without a cause, but recent studies have revealed a more human and tragic figure who refused to accept the war’s outcome and targeted pro-Union Missourians for death. In contrast, Jo Shelby, one of the Confederacy’s most storied commanders, became a US marshal and embraced reconciliation. This lively and surprising presentation by journalist and author, Aaron Barnhart, shows how two native sons responded to changing times in volatile postwar Missouri. RSVP today!
