On one occasion while the Prophet Joseph was imprisoned in Liberty Jail during the winter of 1838-39, General Doniphan had him brought to his law office for consultation. Overhearing the general discuss taking some land in Jackson County as a legal fee, Joseph advised him against it, predicting that land would be visited by fire and sword. Twenty-five years later the notorious Order No. 11 was issued by Union General Thomas Ewing to devastate that part of Missouri in order to put an end to Confederate bushwhacking against Union forces. The order was carried out with a vengeance, and for years the devastation was a visible reminder of Joseph’s prophesy. History does not record whether Doniphan was an owner of any of the property destroyed by Union troops.
Roberts, CHC, 1:537-538.