September 21, 1861
- All the evidence pointed to the situation in Missouri descending into chaos. Law and order had broken down with murder a common offence, as was the destruction of property.
A Chronological History of the Civil War in America1
- John C. Breckinridge ?ed from Frankfort, Ky., and openly joined the rebels.
- Severe ?ght at Papinsville, Mo., resulting in the defeat of the rebels and capture of arms, stores, etc., by the Union forces.
- A Chronological History of the Civil War in America by Richard Swainson Fisher, New York, Johnson and Ward, 1863