On Saturday, we again
boarded the tour shuttles to visit sites relating to the Ozarks' involvement in the Civil
War. General Sweeny's Civil War
Museum contains many artifacts and provides an unromanticized, realistic view of the
conditions for both the military and civilian population. It adjoins the Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, the site
of the largest battle in Missouri during the war. There we saw the Ray Farmhouse,
which acted as the overwhelmed field hospital during the conflict, stirring vivid images
in our minds as to what those present must have experienced. |