Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Odon Guitar (August 31, 1825 March 13, 1908) was a general in the Union Missouri State Militia during the American Civil War. He was noted for his successful campaign against Joseph C. Porter and John A. Poindexter''s recruiting commands in northern Missouri. Odon Guitar was born in Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, to John Guitar and Emily Gordon. His father had emigrated from Bordeaux, France, and met his mother in Kentucky. They moved to Boone County, Missouri, in 1827.