Record Data Place Unit Type City or Town Containing Unit Greene County, MO Events Date Type 11/02/1861 In Missouri, Major General John C. Frémont resigns as head of the Western Department of the Army Battles/Soldiers 10/25/1861 In Missouri, Union cavalry disperses Missouri Confederates outside Springfield with a spirited charge Battles/Soldiers 07/21/1865 In Springfield, Missouri, "Will Bill" Hickok duels with Davis Hutt in the town square, shooting him in the heart Crime/Disasters People Burial Place of Boyd, Sempronius Hamilton Phelps, John Smith Weightman, Richard Hanson Documents Date Title 11/02/1861 Gen. Frémont's farewell address to the Western Department Army, Springfield, Missouri, November 2, 1861 Images