Union troops firing on the Recorder's Court, St. Louis, Missouri, June 17, 1861, artist's impression

Scanned by

Rebecca Solnit, Dickinson College

Scan date

06/20/2010

Notes

Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, November 12, 2011.

Depicted ContentIn downtown St. Louis, Missouri, nervous Union troops, thinking they were shot at, fire on civilians, killing six

Image type

engraving

Original caption

Collision between Federal troops under Colnel M'Neil, and the citizens of St. Louis, Mo. - The fire of the troops taking effect upon the Recorder's Court, which was then in session - From a sketch from a special correspondent taken on the spot.

Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, June 29, 1861, p. 97.