Jacob (clothing retailer) to Jacob Connexion. Jacob Connexion's target demographic is 25- to 35-year-old women. The Jacob Lingerie boutique features items like bras, panties, lingerie, sleepwear and loungewear. Bra selection is sized 32A-B-C, 34A-B-C-D, 36A-B-C-D, 38A-B-C; panties XS-S-M-L; most other items sized XS-L. Josef stores opened in 2005 (5 initial stores). The product line is targeting 35+ years old women. Jacob Jr. was the branch for preschoolers to pre-teens. They featured a conservative line of clothing for girls ages five to 14. The line included sweaters, lingerie, jackets, jeans, sports attire, tees, camisoles and other accessories. They also carried a line of undergarments
John S. Phelps for renomination in 1862. At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, Phelps returned to Springfield and enlisted as a private in Captain Coleman's Company of Missouri Infantry (Union). He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on October 2, 1861 and to colonel December 19, 1861. Following the Union defeat at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, Mary Phelps cared for the body of General Nathaniel Lyon, killed during the battle, while her husband retreated with the Union army to Rolla. By special arrangement with President Abraham Lincoln, Phelps organized an infantry regiment which bore his name, Phelps’s Regiment, Missouri Volunteer