On our trip down to the Gulf Coast back at the end of February, we spent the first night at Sikeston, Missouri, where we really enjoyed Lambert's Cafe, home of the "Throwed Rolls." a real experience and definite place to stop in the future.
In the morning, I was in the motel lobby and picked up a pamphlet on Sikeston history.
BATTLE OF SIKESTON
Sikeston was just a small village during the Civil War, but its location on the King's Highway and railroad access made it an important place.
In late February 1862, Union General John Pope marched into Sikeston. The head of his column had a skirmish with 20 or more Confederates under the command of General Jeff Thompson, the legendary "Swamp Fox."
CONSCRIPTION TREE
He once robbed a bank in Charleston, Mo., to pay his men and buy arms and supplies. Legend has it that he buried part of this "loot" under one of the big oak trees that once stood on the corner. During the Civil War, both Union and Confederate forces recruited under this tree. Hence the name Conscription Tree.
Swamp Fox, Swamp Fox, Hiding in the Glen. --B-Runner
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