Confederate CDV 6th MO Cavalry ID Soldier Price's Raid

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CDV of a Confederate Soldier taken at AJ Fox Artist, Cor 4th Olive, St. Louis. On the back is written in pencil. "W.F. McKee Taken just after he got home from the war he was in Prices raid. Mrs. Powers says Bud Looks just like this picture." I looked his name up and it is in the register. McKee, William, Confederate Cavalry 6th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry. I found some information on Price's Raid and it is quoted I guess you would call him a "bushwacker". The photo itself has a spot on the pants w the photo has worn off, t is also a few brown spots. If you need or want other photos, email me at . I have a hard time getting the photo to come in clearly using Ebay's system. I can email better photos, no problem. His face is a bit blurry in these and you can't read the photographer at the bottom. All this is clear until converted to ebay. He is wearing a Slouch hat and a long frock coat with 6 buttons, and a vest. "Washington's most exciting event of the war was the Confederate raid in 1864. Although it was known as "Price's Raid," t is no evidence that General Price himself ever entered the town of Washington. In the late summer of that year Generals Marmaduke, Price, Shelby and Caball led a wing of the Confederate Army from Arkansas into Missouri. They camped at Sullivan on September 30, and the citizens of Washington were warned of their approach. Breastworks were hastily thrown up along the ridge near Fifth street, but since the Confederate forces were numerous and well equipped, it was evident that the company of Militia at Washington could not hope to defend the town. The people made frantic preparations for the raid. Valuables were buried, or hidden in cisterns and under refuse of various kinds. Some of the women baked bread and pies and left them for the raiders. Most of the residents were loaded into farm wagons, and were ferried across the river, w they were cared for by the farm families in that locality. The members of the militia, under the command of Colonel Dan Gale, were also ferried to the other side of the river, and the two ferryboats were taken to St. Charles. Some of the refugees huddled in the old covered bridge, at "Quackenbrueck," as it was called. The Confederates fired at them, and some of the bullets lodged in the bridge, but no one was injured. They could see the burning stations at Washington and South Point, and doubtless expected to find their homes in ruins on their return. The raiders ransacked stores and homes. They helped themselves to food, and clothing, and it was said that they went marching down the street with the hair ribbons they had purloined from the stores tied to their bayonets. They even took such bulky articles as spinning wheels and destroyed much food, clothing and furniture either through maliciousness or in their frenzied search for valuables and gold. Fortunately the Confederates stayed in Washington but a single day. The damage to property was great, almost, every sound horse in the community was confiscated, and two lives were taken - one a man named Uhlenbrock, and the other young boy name Bartsch. The youngster was shot down when he turned and started to run away to tell his parents of the approach of the Army. A very interesting account of this raid was discovered by the late Herman Kiel, in the report of Brig. Gen. John Clark, Jr: "We arrived at Union, Franklin County, Oct. 1; found a small body of the enemy, some 200 strong, posted in the town to dispute our entrance. Dismounting my command, and opening my artillery, I moved forward rapidly to the attack, routing the enemy, killing 32, and capturing seventy prisoners. At twelve o'clock that night, Lawther's regiment of my brigade was sent forward in the direction of Washington as an advance. I was ordered to join him with the remainder of my command, and did so at 8 o'clock the next morning, one mile from Washington. The enemy having fled the night before, took possessions of the town without opposition, destroying ... read more

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