COLUMBIA — The Civil War rises from the history books on Saturday during the 144th anniversary of the Centralia Massacre and Battle of Centralia. Actors, storytellers and historians will anchor the ...

In September 1864, Jesse James rode with Bill Anderson's bushwhackers into the small Missouri town of Centralia. There the 16-year-old James took part in one of the worst atrocities of the Civil War.

Nov. 13—Under overcast skies, approximately 50 Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) union members gathered in Centralia's George Washington Park for the dedication ceremony for the bronze plaque ...

The story of the Centralia Massacre, Sept. 27, 1864, during the Civil War, was used by Public Broadcasting System for a recent American Experience program and DVD to portray the beginning of the life ...