Kirksville was laid out in 1842, and was named in honour of Jesse Kirk.
Kirk's Illustrated History of Minnesota (St Paul, 1887) may also be consulted.
From this custom his congregation was known as the "kail kirk."
The "auld haunted kirk," though roofless, is otherwise in a fair state of preservation, despite relic-hunters who have removed all the woodwork.
The result, though disastrous, abundantly demonstrated Leslie's capacity as a soldier, and it might be claimed for him that Cromwell and the English regulars proved no match for him until his movements were interfered with and his army reduced to indiscipline by the representatives of the Kirk party that accompanied his headquarters.