Wade Ankesheiln

I am a volunteer at a historic site near Higginsville, Missouri. The site is the location of Missouri’s former home for Confederate veterans of the Civil War. I develop and present tours to visitors, research historical records, and help people with genealogical research. I’ve had two books published; one on the founding of the Confederate Home and the other a reference listing of former Missouri State Guardsmen many of whom had never been previously identified. I recently completed the first volume of a book concerning the people buried in the Confederate Home Cemetery that will be published later this spring. I’ve also done lecture presentations to Civil War Roundtables, historical societies, Sons of Confederate Veterans, and others with an interest in the Civil War. I am pretty well-versed on the subject of Missouri and Missourians in the Civil War, particularly the Southern side, and I’m constantly adding to that knowledge practically everyday. I am a former military officer with a life-long interest in history. Besides the Civil War, I have been fascinated with ancient political and military history, especially fifth century BCE Greece, and am well read on the subject.