Expedition! St Louis: Desperate Days

Produced in 1961 "Expedition! St Louis: Desperate Days" explores the Civil War, Battle of Wilson's Creek in the Missouri Ozarks - "Bloody Hill"; aerial survey and metal detectors at battle site; Union and Confederate graves at Jefferson Barracks; Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon "The Man who Saved St. Louis"; 24th Missouri Volunteer Infantry; Lyon Park on Broadway in South St. Louis; drawing/map of the old St. Louis Arsenal; newspaper announcing Lincoln wins the presidency, on the same day, Claiborne Fox Jackson, Southern sympathizer is elected Governor of Missouri; Issac Sturgeon, Asst. Treasurer of the United States in charge of Customs' House in St. Louis sends alarm to Pres. Buchanan about $400,000 in the Customs' House and fully loaded Arsenal; additional states secede. St. Louis politician, Francis Blair supports (Captain) Nathaniel Lyon. Governor Claiborne Jackson orders General Daniel Marsh Frost to seize the Arsenal; Lyon launches pre-emptive attack on Camp Jackson and takes the Confederate sympathizers captive, days of rioting in St. Louis ensues; conference to determine the future of Missouri; Lyon, with troops and arms takes boats up the Missouri river to the State Capitol and lands his troops unopposed. Illustrations of Civil War in Missouri and Battle of Wilson's Creek. Aerials over Springfield, MO. Federal cemetary in Springfield. Use of metal detectors on the battlefield; static display of artifacts found. Produced and Directed by Bill Leonard; presented by Bruce Hayward.
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