Soldiers of the 4th Regiment Missouri State Militia Cavalry were killed in Howard County, Missouri, on 28 August 1864 by bushwackers under the command of “Bloody Bill” Anderson: Sgt George H. Baugh, Orderly Sgt Porter W. Davis, Pvt John F. Hathaway, Pvt Alfred Gosnell, Pvt Thomas Mitchell, Sgt Alvin Moore, Pvt James O'Neal, and Corp David A. Shough.