Author Talk: The War for Missouri 1861-1862

This program is free with limited availability in person and on Zoom. Reservations must be made in advance on the Eugene Field Museum website ( https://fieldhousemuseum.org/events/programs/ ), by calling the Museum at 314-421-4689, or by emailing [info@fieldhousemuseum.org](mailto:info@fieldhousemuseum.org).

These meetups will be a little different - there may or may not be a meetup host at these events, so this is more a way to let people in this group know these history talks are taking place. You may or may not see anyone else from the meetup group there if you choose to go.

"The Field House Museum is pleased to welcome author and historian Joseph McCoskrie. Author of The War for Missouri: 1861-1862 Joseph McCoskrie will walk guests through the history detailed in his book . McCoskrie will reveal the first years of the Civil War in Missouri, a particularly bitter theatre of the American Civil War. Join us at the Field House Museum Saturday, August 22nd, 2026 at 1:00 pm to learn about the important people, places and events of the Civil War in our state!" from https://fieldhousemuseum.org/events/programs/

"Joseph McCoskrie is a long time Kansas City, Missouri resident currently living in Fulton, Missouri. He is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army. McCoskrie taught Leadership & Military History for the University of Missouri’s Army ROTC, and has been a Churchill Fellow and tour guide at the National Churchill Museum in Fulton for the past 13 years. McCoskrie’s books include The Civil War Missouri Compendium: Almost Unabridged and The War for Missouri: 1861-1862."