Travel throughout Jefferson City and go back in time to learn about the Missouri State Capital's role in the Civil War. The Civil War in Jefferson City was not fought on the battlefield, but rather in the political arena. Decisions made by governors, legislators and generals, who met in Jefferson City, affected the course of the war in every part of the state. Most major Civil War figures in Missouri, including generals Grant, Fremont, Price and Lyons lived in Jefferson City at some point during the war.

The Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau's Civil War Passport lists 10 sites where you'll find out more about the Civil War. The sites include the Museum of Missouri Military History, National Cemetery (which holds both Union and Confederate soldiers and is one of only three cemeteries in the country to do so), Lincoln University Soldiers Memorial Plaza, Cole County Historical Society, Rozier Gallery, Missouri State Museum, Missouri State Archives, Dulle House, General Parsons Monument and the Farm Bureau Log Home.

While the passport is an informational brochure, it is also an opportunity to interact with the sites. The Bureau has organized a contest to encourage the public to visit and explore the sites.  To be entered into the contest, one must visit at least five of the 10 sites and either answer correctly the corresponding trivia question or take a photograph of himself at the site and upload it to the Jefferson City CVB's facebook page (www.facebook.com/visitjeffersoncity).

Passports must be completed before September 1, 2012. Pick up your copy at the Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau (100 E. High) or get it online at www.VisitJeffersonCity.com/contact/civilwar. The Bureau produced this brochure in cooperation with the Jefferson City News Tribune; copies are also available at the News Tribune (210 Madison Street).