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Note: eaton. Sterling, who lives in Scotland Co., MO, once made a model of the old Maggard House. They informed me (in 2002) that the Maggard house was recently torn down.
"On July 18, 1862, the Battle of Vassar Hill, north of Bible Grove, took place between Porter's men and the Federal force for Major Clapper of the 2nd Cavalry and Major Rogers of the 11th Cavalry, Missouri State Militia. Killed and wounded of the Federal was 83. The Confederates lost six or more. So furious was this battle that for many years following the battle the surrounding timber was useless as sawmill stock because of the lead buried in the trees. Captain Thomas Stacy died at the cabin of Rudolph March on July 19th. The hills were strewn with the dead, the dying, and the wounded. The Maggard home north of the battlefield was used as a hospital.
"Some of the Federal soldiers were buried at the site of the battle, and twelve were buried at the Keokuk National Cemetery. Two of the wounded, Charles F. Walker and A. B. Friend, were taken to Keokuk.* The facts of this battle would fill a large volume. It served to give warning to Confederates at Kirksville and other Northeast Missouri towns that the Federals were on the prowl."
(Scotland County, Missouri in Retrospect - Pictorial History, published by The Scotland County Bi-Centennial Committee and Historical Society, 1977. Information about the Maggard House is on p. 135)
[NOTE: Keokuk, Iowa, is about 1 1/2 hours' drive north from Bible Grove. Kirksville is about 30-40 minutes from Bible Grove.]
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Jacob Maggard, Jr., son of Jacob and Susan (Bright) Maggard, built "The Maggard House," one of the last antebellum homes in Missouri, as most were burned many years ago. It was just outside Memphis, Scotland Co., and was used as a hospital for wounded soldiers after the battle of nearby Vasser Hill. The blood was said to be still be visible on the wooden floor planks. The house was standing in severe disrepair until recently when it was demolished.
In 1860, Jacob Maggard, Jr., and his wife were charter members of the McAdow Cumberland Presbyterian Church, located 6 miles southwest of Memphis, Scotland Co., Missouri.
It is claimed that Jacob and Elizabeth moved to California after the War between the States. This may be true, and other family members did remove to California at that time.--NMS
Note: The following quote is from Sterling Forrester's sister-in-law, Janet D
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