History of the University of Missouri-Columbia in the Civil War-- Part 4: Claims Fall Flat and the Morrill Act

The university's claims for damage against the federal government were not settled until 1915.  The university received $7450 for damage claims and over half of that went toward litigation fees. So Missouri actually received $3,383.33.

The award money was used to build the north gateway of Francis Quadrangle, located at 8th and Elm.

The Morrill Act of 1862 gave the University of Missouri a more active  and important role in military affairs after 1870.   The original Morrill Act created land-grant universities for the teaching of Agricultural and Mechanical Sciences, but it also required these colleges to participate in national defense by requiring all male students to take a basic course in military tactics.

--Old Secesh