as he was, however, as a gentleman, he justly merited the fate he received, as a rebel, in unlawful and barbarous warfare against the authorities of the land. Had he engaged in the service of his country with the zeal he evinced against it, he would doubtless have risen to a high position of honor and renown." He was interred at the Ashbury Methodist Church South of Steffenville Mo. The church is no longer there but the cemetery still exists today. Evaluation While there may have been some technicalities as to McCullough's commission, he was in fact wearing a Confederate officer's uniform when captured and was acting under orders from General Price. Reaction to his execution was generally negative. It was viewed by many as neither necessary nor just, and may have done more to galvanize pro-Southern sympathies than to discourage activities of the type McCullough was charged with. References Attribution External links Frisby McCullough, Missouri bushwhacker, ExecutedToday.com 1828 births 1862 deaths People from New Castle County, Delaware People of Missouri in the American Civil War Confederate States Army officers Bushwhackers People executed by the United States military by firing squad Deaths by firearm in Missouri 19th-century executions of American people Executed people from Delaware People from Marion County, Missouri