Shelby's Homecoming ~ Roanoke, MO
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YoSam.
N 39° 18.920 W 092° 41.326
15S E 526830 N 4351816
Near this almost gone town, in 1866 at the Tri-County fairgrounds, a Confederate celebration.
Waymark Code: WM7446
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2009
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County of Monument: Howard County
Location of Monument: MO-3, at base of city park gazebo, Roanoke
Monument Text:
SHELBY'S HOMECOMING
At the Tri-County Fairgrounds near Roanoke, on August 23, 1871, over 1000 ex-Confederate soldiers of several Missouri Brigades came together to welcome back their gallant leaders from 5 years of self imposed exile in Old Mexico. This event soon lead to yearly reunions for all Confederate soldiers at various locations throughout the state. Reunions were soon after held all over the South and today this tradition is carried on by their descendants.
This marker is dedicated to the Confederate soldiers and Southern civilians of Chariton, Howard and Randolph Counties who gave their lives during the War for Southern Independence, in defense of their families, their homes and for the Sovereignty of Missouri.