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Missouri in the American Civil War
Missouri Constitutional Convention of 1861–1863The Missouri General Assembly passed a bill on the 17th of January to call for a constitutional convention. This legislative action occurred just weeks…
German Americans in the American Civil WarMore than 200,000 native-born Germans served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Another 250,000 first-generation German-Americans also joined…
Missouri secessionOn the 19th of March 1861, delegates in Missouri cast a vote of 98 to 1 against leaving the Union. This decision came despite intense pressure from Governor…
Confederate government of MissouriThe Price-Harney Truce of the 21st of May 1861 promised neutrality for Missouri as the Civil War erupted. Leading citizens in St.
Quantrill's RaidersThe Missouri-Kansas border area became fertile ground for guerrilla warfare when the Civil War erupted in 1861. In February 1861, Missouri voters elected…
Missouri CompromiseIn 1819, the United States stood on a precipice that no one had anticipated. The Era of Good Feelings, associated with President James Monroe's…
Missouri State GuardThe Missouri General Assembly passed the Military Bill on the 11th of May 1861. This law arrived just one day after the Camp Jackson Affair in St. Louis.
Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil WarThe year 1862 brought a specific number to the violence in Missouri. Nearly twenty-seven thousand Missourians died in guerrilla warfare that tore the state…