Action, Osceola was a Civil War engagement fought in Missouri, 1861.
On September 23, 1861, a band of anti-slavery Kansas "Jayhawkers" descended on Osceola, Missouri, determined to drive out the pro-slavery Southerners who lived there. No Union military authority sanctioned this action; it sprang instead from the initiative of this loosely organized group. The consequences for the town were devastating: its 2,077 residents watched as their homes were looted and then set ablaze until nothing remained. In the course of the raid, 200 slaves gained their freedom, while nine citizens of the town faced court-martial and were put to death.
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