The Outlaw Josey Wales
The area surrounding Hickman Mills suffered greatly during the Civil War; Jayhawkers looted and pillaged while guerrillas led by men such as William Quantrill frequented the town and fought the Jayhawkers as well as against Federal troops. The opening scenes in the Clint Eastwood western "The Outlaw Josey Wales" are to have taken place in Jackson County and depict the Civil War in Missouri; other movies such as "Ride with the Devil" did the same and was partially filmed in neighboring Clay County.