Many people connect Governor Boggs ' order directly to the Haun 's Mill massacre . At least one firsthand account asserts local Guardsmen referred to an order issued by the governor that sounds similar to Order 44 as justification for the Haun 's Mill massacre . The Haun 's Mill massacre was launched by Missouri State Guardsmen from Livingston County on the settlement of Haun 's Mill , located in eastern Caldwell County near the Livingston County line , which resulted in the deaths of 18 men and boys , some of whom were murdered after surrendering . The firsthand account explains soldiers stated the governor had ordered their expulsion or extermination if they did not leave at once
Haun 's Mill massacre
Haun's Mill massacre
Missouri Executive Order 44