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Plistorioeil I^,evie-w The State Historical Society of Missouri COLUMBIA, MISSOURI BOARD OF EDITORS LAWRENCE 0. CHRISTENSEN SUSAN M. HARTMANN University of Missouri-Rolla Ohio State University, Columbus WILLIAM E. FOLEY ALAN R. HAVIG Central Missouri State University, Stephens College, Warrensburg Columbia JEAN TYREE HAMILTON DAVID D. MARCH Marshall Kirksville ARVARH E. STRICKLAND University of Missouri-Columbia COVER DESCRIPTION: This colorful Fourth of July postcard, printed in the first decade of the twentieth century, is a part of the Robert Perkins Collection. The Perkins collection of postcards, primarily greeting and sentimental images, is housed in the Society's photograph collection. MISSOURI HISTORICAL REVIEW Published Quarterly by THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI COLUMBIA, MISSOURI JAMES W. GOODRICH EDITOR LYNN WOLF GENTZLER ASSOCIATE EDITOR CHRISTINE MONTGOMERY RESEARCH ASSISTANT ANN L. ROGERS RESEARCH ASSISTANT Copyright 1995 by The State Historical Society of Missouri 1020 Lowry Street, Columbia, Missouri 65201 The Missouri Historical Review (ISSN 0026-6582) is owned by the State Historical Society of Missouri and is published quarterly at 10 South Hitt, Columbia, Missouri 65201. Send communications, business and editorial correspondence, and change of address to the State Historical Society of Missouri, 1020 Lowry Street, Columbia, MO 65201. Second class postage is paid at Columbia, Missouri. SOCIETY HOURS: The Society is open to the public from 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., VOLUME LXXXIX Monday through Friday, and Saturday from 9:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., except legal holidays. NUMBER 4 Holiday Schedule: The Society will be closed September 2-4 for Labor Day. JULY, 1995 THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI The State Historical Society of Missouri, heretofore organized under the laws of the State, shall be the trustee of this State-Laws of Missouri, 1899, R.S. of Mo., 1969, chapter 183, as revised 1978. OFFICERS 1992-1995 Avis G. TUCKER, Warrensburg, President JAMES C. OLSON, Kansas City, First Vice President SHERIDAN A. LOGAN, St. Joseph, Second Vice President VIRGINIA G. YOUNG, Columbia, Third Vice President NOBLE E. CUNNINGHAM, Columbia, Fourth Vice President R. KENNETH ELLIOTT, Liberty, Fifth Vice President ROBERT G. J. HOESTER, Kirkwood, Sixth Vice President ALBERT M. PRICE, Columbia, Treasurer JAMES W. GOODRICH, Columbia, Executive Director, Secretary, and Librarian TRUSTEES Permanent Trustees, Former Presidents of the Society WILLIAM AULL III, Lexington LEO J. ROZIER, Perryville FRANCIS M. BARNES III, Kirkwood ROBERT C. SMITH, Columbia RUSH H. LIMBAUGH, Cape Girardeau Term Expires at Annual Meeting, 1995 WALTER ALLEN, Brookfield W. ROGERS HEWITT, Shelbyville JAMES A. BARNES, Raytown EMORY MELTON, Cassville VERA H. BURK, Kirksville DOYLE PATTERSON, Kansas City RICHARD DECOSTER, Canton STUART SYMINGTON, JR., St. Louis Term Expires at Annual Meeting, 1996 HENRIETTA AMBROSE, Webster Groves FREDERICK W. LEHMANN IV, H. RILEY BOCK, New Madrid Webster Groves LAWRENCE O. CHRISTENSEN, Rolla GEORGE MCCUE, St. Louis ROBERT S. DALE, Carthage WALLACE B. SMITH, Independence Term Expires at Annual Meeting, 1997 ILUS W. DAVIS, Kansas City DALE REESMAN, Boonville JOHN K. HULSTON, Springfield ARVARH E. STRICKLAND, Columbia JAMES B. NUTTER, Kansas City BLANCHE M. TOUHILL, St. Louis BOB PRIDDY, Jefferson City HENRY J. WATERS III, Columbia BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Board of Trustees consists of one Trustee from each Congressional District of the State and fourteen Trustees elected at large. In addition to the elected Trustees, the President of the Society, the Vice Presidents of the Society, all former Presidents of the Society, and the ex officio members of the Society constitute the Board of Trustees. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Eight Trustees elected by the Board of Trustees together with the President of the Society consti tute the Executive Committee. The Executive Director of the Society serves as an ex officio member. WILLIAM AULL III, Lexington, Chairman ROBERT C. SMITH, Columbia FRANCIS M. BARNES III, Kirkwood BLANCHE M. TOUHILL, St. Louis H. RILEY BOCK, New Madrid Avis G. TUCKER, Warrensburg LAWRENCE O. CHRISTENSEN, Rolla VIRGINIA G. YOUNG, Columbia JAMES C. OLSON, Kansas City EDITORIAL POLICY The editors of the Missouri Historical Review welcome submission of articles and documents relating to the history of Missouri. Any aspect of Missouri history will be considered for publication in the Review. Genealogical studies, however, are not accepted because of limited appeal to general readers. Manu scripts pertaining to all fields of American history will be consid ered if the subject matter has significant relevance to the history of Missouri or the West. Authors should submit two double-spaced copies of their manuscripts. The footnotes, prepared according to The Chicago Manual of Style, also should be double-spaced and placed at the end of the text. Authors may submit manuscripts on disk. The disk must be IBM compatible, preferably in WordPerfect. Otherwise, it must be in ASCII format. Two hard copies still are required, and the print must be letter or near-letter quality. Dot matrix submissions will not be accepted. Originality of subject, general interest of the article, sources used, interpretation, and style are criteria for acceptance and publication. Manuscripts should not exceed 7,500 words. Articles that are accepted for publication become the property of the State Historical Society of Missouri and may not be published elsewhere without permis sion. The Society does not accept responsibility for statements of fact or opinion made by the authors. Articles published in the Review are abstracted and indexed in Historical Abstracts, America: History and Life, Recently Published Articles, Writings on American History, The Western Historical Quarterly, and The Journal of American History. Manuscripts submitted for the Review should be addressed to Dr. James W. Goodrich, Editor Missouri Historical Review The State Historical Society of Missouri 1020 Lowry Street Columbia, Missouri 65201 Are you Interested in Missouri J-fistory? Are you a Member? Your membership in the State Historical Society of Missouri contributes to the collection and preservation of: Missouri newspapers> photographs> art> family lineage books> Civil War sources> census records> westward expansion sources> historic sites files> county and town history books and other valuable source materials. Membership entitles you to a one-year subscription to the Society's quarterly publication, the Missouri Historical Review. Individual membership $10.00 Contributing membership $25.00 Supporting membership $50.00 Annual sustaining membership $100.00 to $499.00 Annual patron membership $500.00 or more Life membership $250.00 Speciaf (Donations Gifts of cash and property to the Society are deductible for fed eral income, estate, and gift tax purposes. Memberships and inquiries concerning gifts or bequests to the Society should be addressed to: James W. Goodrich, Executive Director State Historical Society of Missouri 1020 Lowry Street Columbia, Missouri 65201 Phone (314) 882-7083 ANNUAL MEETING WORKSHOPS The State Historical Society will offer three workshops on Saturday, October 14, 1995, to coincide with the annual meeting. • Asking for Money. Rheba Symeonoglou, director of grants for the Missouri Humanities Council, will discuss what funding organizations look for when responding to requests for money. She will focus on the importance of understanding the funder's guidelines and of seeking assistance from the funding organization's staff. • House Genealogy: Tracing the History of a Building. Debbie Sheals, historical preservationist consultant, will lead this workshop on tracing the "genealogy" of a building. Divided into three parts, the workshop will cover site inspections—what architectural clues can show; following the paper trail—how to obtain a legal description of the property; and archival methods for documenting the search. The last segment will also examine how to document a site that cannot be restored. • Research in the Five Civilized Tribes. Dorothy Tincup Mauldin, author and genealogist, will present this workshop on genealogical research methods in the Cherokee, the Choctaw, the Creek, the Seminole, and the Chickasaw tribal records. She will discuss how to access and find available records for these tribes as well as provide tips for approaching Native American genealogy. The workshops will be held from 9:00 to 10:30 A.M. in the Donald W. Reynolds Alumni and Visitor Center on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus. The registration for each workshop is $10.00. Membership in the Society is not required. To reserve a place in a workshop send a check made payable to the State Historical Society of Missouri and choice of workshop to: The State Historical Society of Missouri 1020 Lowry Street Columbia, MO 65201 CONTENTS "A MOST UNEXAMPLED EXHIBITION OF MADNESS AND BRUTALITY": JUDGE LYNCH IN SALINE COUNTY, MISSOURI, 1859. PART 2. By Thomas G. Dyer 367 "I ACTED FROM PRINCIPLE": WILLIAM MARCELLUS MCPHEETERS, CONFEDERATE SURGEON. By Cynthia DeHaven Pitcock and BillJ.Gurley 384 JOSEPH W. FOLK AND THE "MISSOURI IDEA": THE 1904 GOVERNOR'S RACE IN MISSOURI. By Steven L. Piott 406 WILLIAM FRANCIS ENGLISH: EDUCATOR AND CIVIC ACTIVIST. By William I. Mitchell 427 HISTORICAL NOTES AND COMMENTS Missouri's Nominee for National History Day Teacher of Merit 447 Gift Given in Memory of Virginia Botts 448 Society Receives Collections 448 Missouri Historic Marker