Wow, I read the regs for Missouri. Looks like we are in for a repeat of the infamous General Order No. 11. In case you aren't familiar with this bit of Civil War history, the General in charge of the union forces in Western Missouri ordered the evacuation of all rural residents from 4 counties. This was supposedly to stop support for Quantrill and his raiders. There was also a more practical reason for this order. The General and his officers were siphoning off money to pay the Union Soldiers and the soldiers were not happy about it. The vast bulk of his command were made up of Kansas Militia. The General then let his troops ransack the unattended houses for anything of value. There are accounts of wagon trains of seized treasures heading west to Kansas from Missouri. General Ewing was a Democrat. We know this because he ran for office many times after the war as a Democrat. As a Democrat, he would have been viewed as politically unreliable. That is why he and his subordinates were sent as far away from Washington DC as possible. Anyway, because this history is not taught, we will repeat it.
Obviously you didn’t read the article linked before commenting, as the questions are answered and sources are cited.
The NCSL page is linked in the post. You can read the language for each state for yourself.
For your convenience:
https://www.ncsl.org/health/state-quarantine-and-isolation-statutes
Wow, I read the regs for Missouri. Looks like we are in for a repeat of the infamous General Order No. 11. In case you aren't familiar with this bit of Civil War history, the General in charge of the union forces in Western Missouri ordered the evacuation of all rural residents from 4 counties. This was supposedly to stop support for Quantrill and his raiders. There was also a more practical reason for this order. The General and his officers were siphoning off money to pay the Union Soldiers and the soldiers were not happy about it. The vast bulk of his command were made up of Kansas Militia. The General then let his troops ransack the unattended houses for anything of value. There are accounts of wagon trains of seized treasures heading west to Kansas from Missouri. General Ewing was a Democrat. We know this because he ran for office many times after the war as a Democrat. As a Democrat, he would have been viewed as politically unreliable. That is why he and his subordinates were sent as far away from Washington DC as possible. Anyway, because this history is not taught, we will repeat it.
Thanks Sarah! I missed the first article visually because there was no link formatting. I'll have to dig a little deeper!