Source Documentation William Monks

Sources

Published in Hardcover, 2003, 178 pages as Part of "The Civil War in the West" Series, University of Arkansas Press, Fayetteville
ISBN 1-55728-753-8
No Longer In Print

In editing "A History of Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas", a variety of sources were researched in an effort to identify the people Monks wrote about and fill in gaps or holes in his narrative. In his heyday Billy Monks generated a lot of newspaper coverage, positive and negative. He filed civil suits, was sued and even charged with murder. This paper trail allows us to a more balanced view of these turbulent times and Monks' involvement in the events described in his book.

Missouri State Archives, June 4, 1863, 6th Provisional Enrolled Missouri Militia, Consolidate Report of Activities in the Field

National Archives, Compiled Service Record, 16th Missouri Cavalry Detailing Action in Final Months of War

Howell County Circuit Court, 1865, Civil Suit Ben Alsup vs Chastain & Howell Seeking Damages for War Time Losses

Missouri State Legislature, January 30, 1865, Bill to Excuse Unionists from Taxes During the War

Proclamation of Missouri Governor Fletcher, January 9, 1866, Reward for James Jamison

Proclamation of Missouri Governor Fletcher, March 16, 1866, Calling for State Militia to Break Up Lawless Bands

Proclamation of Missouri Governor Fletcher, August 16, 1866, Action to be Taken to Eliminate Lawlessness in State

Proclamation of Missouri Governor Fletcher, December 10, 1866, Calling Up State Militia

North Arkansas Times, January 19, 1867, Complaints on Militia

North Arkansas Times, September 21, 1867, Outrage by the Missouri "Melish"

North Arkansas Times, September 28, 1867, Another Outrage by Fletcher's Militia

Arkansas Gazette, September 24, 1867, Raid Into Fulton County