During the Civil War in southwest Missouri from 1861 to 1865, Union soldiers and citizens of Cave Spring and Bowers' Mill lost their lives in the defense of their homes. The dead named here include members of the 76th Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia, Cave Spring School Company D under Capt. Green C. Stotts, with Ephriam Gaither of Company C also listed; members of Bowers' Mill Company G under Capt. Henry Fisher and Capt. Thomas Stemmons; members of the 7th Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia under Capt. Green C. Stotts and Capt. Thomas Stemmons; members of the 15th Regiment Cavalry Missouri Volunteers, Company C, under Capt. Green C. Stotts; and civilian casualties from the surrounding community, including Sarah Alexander, Richard Price Anderson, Dr. Daniel D. Beck, Linzey S. Beck, Dr. J. M. Stemmons, James H. Colley, Charlotte Colley, Laban T. Fullerton, James M. Hunbard, and Josiah Sparks.