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activities, such as neighborhood rat control and dangerous intersections. Pinckert became
president of the club in February 1947. The club ended in 1949. Pinckert died on October 4,
1985 in St. Louis.
The scrapbook contains minutes, correspondence, photographs, training certificates,
membership lists, arm bands, badges and other items that document the entire history of the
group as air raid wardens and the Forward 22 Club. The scrapbook also includes front pages of
the December 8, 1941 issues of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and
the St. Louis Star-Times. The photographs include the officers of the club and the group’s picnic
in 1946 and 1947. The correspondence primarily documents efforts to control rats in the
neighborhood and manage dangerous intersections.
Cite as: Carl W. Pinckert Forward 22 Club Scrapbook, Missouri History Museum Archives, St.
Louis.
A1221
Pinckert, Nellie.
Household account books, 1966-1984. 5 folders
Cite as: Nellie Pinckert Household Account Books, Missouri History Museum Archives, St.
Louis.
A1222
Pinnell, Eathan A. (1834-1925).
Civil War journals, 1862-1894. 3 volumes
Eathan A. Pinnell was born November 17, 1834, in Crawford County, Missouri. In July 1861
he enlisted in the Missouri State Guard and rose to the rank of sergeant. He joined the
Confederate army in August 1862, serving as captain of Company D, 8th Missouri Infantry until
the end of the war. After the war he resided in Cuba, Missouri, and St. Louis. Ultimately he was
elected judge of Crawford County, Missouri. In 1870, he married Frances Ester Collins. In 1893,
Pinnell moved to Bronson, Florida, with his family. He died August 15, 1925, in Jacksonville,
Florida.
Collection contains Pinnell’s diary (224 pages), which describes the affairs of the 8th
Missouri Infantry in southern Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana from August 1862 to June
1865. Diary includes accounts of the Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas; actions during the Red
River Campaign, including of the Battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana; operations against General
Steele’s expedition to Camden, including the Battle of Jenkins’ Ferry, the surrender at
Shreveport and the subsequent journey home to St. Louis; and information on camp life,
marches, and diet. Diary also contains postwar entries. Collection also contains Pinnell’s
descriptive book of the 8th Missouri Infantry (71 pages). (Diary is published in Michael E.
Banasik, Serving with Honor: The Diary of Captain Eathan Allen Pinnell of the Eighth Missouri
Infantry (Confederate), Iowa City: Camp Pope Bookshop, 1999.)
Cite as: Eathan A. Pinnell Civil War Journals, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2385
Pioneer Klondyke Transportation Company (St. Louis, Mo.).
Circular, circa 1898. 1 item
This 8-page circular promotes investment in the company. The cover page of the circular
states, “A Klondyke! at home. A chance for those who cannot go to the Klondyke to safely
invest small sums in the Land of Gold.”
Cite as: Pioneer Klondyke Transportation Company Circular, Missouri History Museum