The following is taken from "Compendium of the War of Rebellion", by Frederick H. Dyer, and other sources when stated. 

1861

• February and March of 1861
• May 1861. W. S. McConnell attended the meeting at Camp Jackson. He was the Barry Co. State Representative. (Ref. Reprint Goodspeed History, page 78)
• June 17, 1861
• Prior to July 6, 1861 Captain Mitchell raised a Confederate company of Calvary prior to the Carthage affair of July 6. (This company fought at Dug Springs). Ref. Goodspeed page 79.)
• July 6, The Carthage Skirmish resulted with Seigel defeated by Governor Jackson the Missouri State Guards and was forced to fall back to Mt. Vernon.
• July 25, General Price moved from Elk River near Pineville in McDonald Co. to Cassville.
• July 25, Skirmish at Dug Springs.
• July 26, Skirmish at McCullas store.
• On July 29 General McCulloch joined Price at Cassville and brought with him an army of 5,000 consisting of a brigade of Confederate troops from Louisiana . and Texas and a division of Arkansas militia commanded by Brigadier General N. Bart Pearce.
• The last week of July, Price considered his army ready to take the field The army was capable of marching and fighting even if it was considered as an awkward spread of 8,000 - 9,000 men.
• Aug. 3, Action at McCullas store.
• Aug. 10, Battle of Wilson Creek.
• (Unrecorded) Aug. 16, Confederate encampment at Mt. Vernon, Ref. Lawrence Co. Bulletin Jan. 1994.
• Oct. 9, 1861 Nancy Davis's burial at Davis Cemetery near Miller, north of Mt. Vernon. (killed by possibly some of Price's men.) Additional Story and Source Information.
• Oct. ? 1861?
• Oct. 25, Skirmish - Springfield, MO.
• Wed. Oct. 30, 1861; Cassville, the legislature moved to Cassville from Neosho.
• Thursday Nov. 1, the Legislative met on the second floor of the courthouse in Cassville and met several days the last being Nov. 7, 1861. Much business was accomplished.
• Nov. 1 - 9, Expedition from Rolla against Freeman Forces.

1862

• ? 1862 - Captain Ray's company of State Militia was organized at Cassville in 1862 with Amos N. Kelly, first and D. P. Pharis, second lieutenant. Ref Goodspeed page 81.)
• Feb. 14, 1862 - Skirmish Crane Creek - Bowen's Battalion Calv.
• (First official fighting recorded on Barry County soil in the list of the Dyer Compendium.
  Feb. 15, 1862 - Flat Creek - Bowen's Battalion Calv.
• Feb. 17, " - Keetsville - Bowen's Battalion Calv.
• Feb. 19, " Action and Capture of Bentonville, Bowen's Battalion Calv.
• Feb. 25, 1862 - Skirmish Keetsville (Goodspeed page 80 and Compendium)
    (First listing of Union soldiers killed.) Union loss 2 killed, 1 wounded of the 6th. MO. Calvary
• March 3 - 7, 1862 - 1st. MO Calvary at Keetsville and area around Cassville and White River.
• March 7 - 8, " - Battle at Pea Ridge
• March -23. Skirmish Carthage
• April 8, 1862 - Scouts through Gadfly, Newtonia, Granby, Neosho and the valley of Indian Creek and Skirmish.
• April 26, 1862 - Skirmish at Neosho
• May 9, 1862 ? A detachment of State Militia engaged Confederate force near Gadfly, resulting in 3 Confederate deaths. (Ref. Goodspeed page 82.)
• May 31, Skirmish near Neosho
• June 11, Skirmish near Cassville
  (Goodspeed, pages 83 thur 86 list more)

• June 23, Pineville
• July 28, Cross Timbers
• Aug. 5, Action Newtonia
• Sept. 21, " - Skirmish at Cassville
• Sept. 24, " - Skirmish at Granby
• Sept. 30, " - Engagement Newtonia
• Oct. 3, 1862 - Skirmish Jollification
• Oct. 4, " - Skirmish Newtonia
• Oct. 4, " - Affair at Granby
• Oct. 4, " - Occupation of Granby
• Oct. 4, 1862 - Occupation of Newtonia
• Oct. 5, " - Action at Newtonia
• Nov. 8 - 13, - Expedition into Southern MO and Northern AR.
• Nov. 9, - Skirmish at Huntsville, AR
• Nov. 17 - 18, - Operations about Cassville and Keetsville
• Nov. 19, - Skirmish Pineville
• Nov. 27, - Skirmish Carthage
• Dec. 23 - 31, 1862 - Operations in Sugar Creek Hills

1863

• Dec. 31, 1862 - Jan. 25, 1963 - Operations Against Marmaduke in MO
• Jan. 8, 1863 - Engagement Springfield
• April 17, " - Skirmish White River
• April 21 - May, 1863 - Operations against Marmaduke
• May 26, " - Skirmish in Carthage
• June 27 - 28, 1863 - Skirmish in Carthage
• Barry County seemed to have a reprieved or at least no reports for 4 months.
• July 4, 1863 - Skirmish at Cassville
• July 18 - 26, 1863 - Scout from Cassville to Huntsville and Berryville, AR
• July 27, 1863 - Affair near Cassville
• Aug. 13, " - Skirmish Pineville
• Sept. 6, " - Attack on Carthage
• Sept. 7 -19, " - Expedition from Springfield into AR and Indian Territory
• Sept. 21, " - Skirmish Cassville
• Sept. 27, " - Skirmish Newtonia
• Oct. 2, " - Skirmish Carthage
• Nov. 10 -18, " - Expedition from Springfield to Huntsville, Carrolton and Berryville, AR
• Dec. 24 - 29, " - Scout from Cassville

1864

• Feb. 23 - Mar. 9, 1864 - Scout from Springfield to Northern AR
• April 28 - May 7, 1864 - " " " toward Fayetteville, AR
• June 3, 1864 - Skirmish Diamond Grove
• June 3, " - Skirmish Neosho
• June 9-14, " - Scout from Cassville to Cross Hollows, AR
• June 1, " - Skirmish Ridgeley
• June 19 - 25, " - Scout from Mt. Vernon
• June 20 - 25, " - Scout from Cassville to Cross Hollows, AR
• July 18 - 23, " - Operations in Southwest MO
• July 21, " - Skirmish Carthage
• Aug. 1, " - Diamond Grove Prairie
• Aug. 5, " - McDonald Co.
• Aug. 5 -7, " - Skirmish Cowskin
• Aug. 15 - 24, " - Operations in SW MO and NW AR
• Aug. 23 - 28, 1864 - Expedition from Cassville to Fayetteville, AR
• Sept. 2, " - Skirmish near Mt. Vernon
• Sept. 22, " - Skirmish Carthage
• Sept. 30, " - Skirmish Mt. Vernon MO 15th. Calv.
• Oct. 8, " - Skirmish Barry Co. AR 1st. Calv.
• Oct. 18, " - Skirmish Barry Co. AR 1st. Calv.
• Oct. 26, " - Skirmish Carthage MO 13th.
• Oct. 28, 1864 - Engagement Newtonia MO 15th. Calvary and AR 2nd. Calvary & others.
• Oct. 29, 1864 - Skirmish Upshaw's farm AR 2nd. Calvary
• Oct. 29 - 30, " - Skirmishes Cane Creek (Crane?) MO 8th. State Militia
• Oct. 30, " - Skirmish Newtonia
• Nov. 5 - 15, " - Expedition from Springfield to Ft. Smith
• Nov. 11 - 21, " - Scout from Springfield to Huntsville and Yellville, AR AR 2nd. Calvary.
• March 29, 1865 - Skirmish SW MO No reports
• Barry County Civil War Correspondence October to November 1864

8-28-1996 TWR

Note: 14th MO State Militia Volunteer Cavalry - Was stationed in Cassville in late 1862 to early 1963