Downtown Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Josephine Anderson
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 15, 2011
1. Josephine Anderson Marker
Union Prison
August 13, 1863
Age 14
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Disasters • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.
Location. 39° 4.479′ N, 94° 34.836′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in Downtown Kansas City. Marker is in Union Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 227 East 28th Terrace, Kansas City MO 64108, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lieutenant Joseph Boggs (within shouting distance of this marker); Catherine Purdom and Nancy Purdom Waskey (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Jefferson (Squire) Goforth (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Franklin Pierce Fisk (about 300 feet away); John C. McCoy (about 400 feet away); Mary A. Barnett Hale (about 400 feet away); Col. William Miles Chick (about 400 feet away); George Caleb Bingham (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.
Regarding Josephine Anderson. Josephine was a younger sister of "Bloody Bill" Anderson, a guerrilla who often fought under William Quantrill. A week after the collapse, Quantrill and his men
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Also see . . .
1. Josephine Anderson. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on May 25, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Kansas City prison collapse--accident or murder?. Civil War Talk website entry (Submitted on May 25, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
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2. Josephine Anderson
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 15, 2011
3. Josephine Anderson Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 702 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 5, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on May 25, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on February 5, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
