Prisoners

Dr. John 3:16 Marshall, Pastor
Second Baptist Church
3111 E. Battlefield Road
Springfield MO 65804
417-887-3111 x110

Twitter @john316marshall
www.facebook.com/john316marshallThe Ralston Purina building in St Louis sits on the location of the Gratiot Street Civil War prison, where Ruth's great great grandfather, Shadrick Jones, was incarcerated.

The Confederate prisoners dug the sewer system still in use beneath this site. Ruth's ancestor died while here. A brother-in-law retrieved his body, and brought it to Kelso MO for burial.