In 1921, Ridgeway hosted another reunion for fourteen Civil War veterans and their families. All had fought for the Union and while most of the veterans were from Harrison County others came from Oklahoma, Iowa, and Nebraska. Some of them had not seen each other since the war had ended fifty-seven years earlier. Ridgeway veterans included John Opdyke, Porter Simpson, William Graham, C. W. Stoner and A. W. Stoner. “It was very much regretted that Uncle Jim Baker” couldn’t attend, but he was visiting in St. Joseph at the time. He sent his daughter, Rose to represent him.
The day included songs, talks by the old veterans, and addresses presented by Rev. Lane Douglas and J. W. Leazenby. The main attraction of the day was the dinner provided by the wives, widows, and daughters of Civil War veterans. “Even the editor and family got all they could eat for once. It was sure a meal fit for a king.”
