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== History == === Settlement and founding === There is no preserved record of the area that is now Camden County being inhabited before 1827, when [[Kentucky|Kentuckian]] settlers Harrison Davis and Reuben Berry pitched a camp on the Dry Auglaize Creek, eight miles east of what is now [[Linn Creek, Missouri|Linn Creek]]. Throughout the next few years, more settlers came into the area, and by 1831, there were thirteen families living near the Dry Auglaize. Records of settling the Wet Auglaize Creek date back to the beginning of 1832. The first school in Camden County was built on a farm in 1833.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vincent |first=J. W. |date=September 3, 1836 |title=Camden County History |url=https://mogenweb.org/camden/history.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605210446/https://mogenweb.org/camden/history.html |archive-date=2024-06-05 |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=mogenweb}}</ref> === Original county seat === The town of Oregon was established in 1841 and became the county seat. In 1843, when the name of the county was changed from Kinderhook to Camden, the name of Oregon was changed to Erie. In 1854, a [[cholera]] epidemic struck Erie, leaving only 7 survivors. As a result, the county seat was changed to [[Linn Creek, Missouri|Linn Creek]] in 1855.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Camden County Historical Society |title=Oregon / Erie |journal=Camden County Museum |publication-place=Linn Creek, Missouri, United States}}</ref> === American Civil War === Camden County saw some fighting during the [[American Civil War]]. ==== Battle of Monday's Hollow ==== {{Infobox military conflict | conflict = Battle of Monday's Hollow | place = Camden County, Missouri | partof = the [[American Civil War]] | result = Union victory | combatant1 = {{flagicon|USA|1861}} [[United States]] | date = October 13, 1861 | combatant2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Missouri State Guard.svg}} [[Missouri State Guard]] | commander1 = {{plainlist| * {{flagicon|USA|1861}} Col. John Wyman * {{flagicon|USA|1861}} Maj. Clark Wright * {{flagicon|USA|1861}} Maj. W.D. Bowen }} | commander2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Missouri State Guard.svg}} Lt. Col. J.M. Johnson | casualties1 = 1 killed | casualties2 = Approximately 100 killed and wounded | units1 = {{flagicon|USA|1861}} [[13th Illinois Infantry Regiment]]<br> {{flagicon|USA|1861}} [[13th Illinois Cavalry Regiment]] * Frémont Battalion * First Battalion | units2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Missouri State Guard.svg}} Unnamed cavalry unit }} On October 13, 1861, the Battle of Monday's Hollow took place. Colonel John Wyman led the [[13th Illinois Infantry Regiment]] from the east towards Linn Creek, while the [[13th Illinois Cavalry Regiment]], consisting of Major Clark Wright's Frémont Battalion and Major W.D. Bowen's First Battalion headed southwest towards [[Lebanon, Missouri|Lebanon]]. Bowen's forces collided with a [[Missouri State Guard]] cavalry unit commanded by Lieutenant Colonel J.M. "Myscal" Johnson. Bowen called for assistance from Wright and Wyman, halting near where [[Missouri Route 7]] now crosses Murphy Creek. The Union forces saw Johnson's cavalry, and Wyman attacked, driving the Missouri State Guard in the direction of Lebanon.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |title=The Civil War in Camden County |publisher=Missouri's Civil War Heritage Foundation, Inc. |location=Linn Creek, Missouri, United States |chapter=Combat in Camden County}}</ref> ==== Skirmish at Linn Creek ==== Wyman remained in his camp for several days after the Battle of Monday's Hollow. Southern partisans took control of an undefended Linn Creek. On October 14, 1861, the Frémont Battalion descended on the town and drove out the southerners, taking 37 prisoners.<ref name=":0" />
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