American Civil War in Missouri
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The American Civil War in Missouri was a fiercely contested border-state theater marked by guerrilla warfare, divided loyalties, and significant military and political struggles for control between Union and Confederate forces.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Civil War in Missouri canonical | 1 |
| Missouri campaign of 1861 | 1 |
| Missouri campaign of 1862 | 1 |
Statements (100)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military conflict theater ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endTime | 1865 ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
border-state theater
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civilian-targeted violence ⓘ divided loyalties ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ irregular warfare ⓘ political instability ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Battle of Belmont
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Boonville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Carthage (1861) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Glasgow (Missouri) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Island Mound NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Island Number Ten NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Kirksville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Lexington (First Battle of Lexington) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Lexington (Second Battle of Lexington) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Lone Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Mine Creek (related to Price’s Raid) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Moore’s Mill NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of New Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Pea Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Pilot Knob NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Springfield (Missouri) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Westport NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Wilson’s Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Wilson’s Creek campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Camp Jackson Affair NERFINISHED ⓘ Centralia Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ Confederate government-in-exile claims over Missouri ⓘ Confederate recruitment in rural Missouri ⓘ Destruction of property under Order No. 11 ⓘ Emancipation in Missouri (1865 state abolition of slavery) ⓘ Enlistment of Missouri regiments in Confederate Army ⓘ Enlistment of Missouri regiments in Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Establishment of provisional Unionist government in Missouri ⓘ Formation of Missouri State Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ Guerrilla actions by James brothers and Younger brothers ⓘ Guerrilla campaigns along Missouri–Kansas border NERFINISHED ⓘ Guerrilla warfare in western Missouri ⓘ Martial law in Missouri ⓘ Missouri constitutional convention of 1861 NERFINISHED ⓘ Order No. 11 (1863) NERFINISHED ⓘ Palmyra Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ Political struggle over Missouri’s loyalty ⓘ Postwar legacy of banditry and outlawry in Missouri ⓘ Price–Halleck campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Price’s Missouri Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ Quantrill’s raid on Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ Radical Unionist–Conservative Unionist conflict in Missouri politics ⓘ Refugee displacement in western Missouri ⓘ Secessionist attempts by Missouri legislature ⓘ Suppression of Confederate sympathizers in Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Trans-Mississippi Theater operations NERFINISHED ⓘ Union control of Missouri River NERFINISHED ⓘ Union occupation of St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ Use of African American troops from Missouri ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Claiborne Fox Jackson
NERFINISHED
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Francis Preston Blair Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamilton Gamble NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Halleck NERFINISHED ⓘ James Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ John C. Frémont NERFINISHED ⓘ John Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathaniel Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ Sterling Price NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Ewing Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Hart Benton NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ William Quantrill NERFINISHED ⓘ “Bloody Bill” Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSide |
Confederate States
NERFINISHED
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Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
Confederate cavalry raids in Missouri
NERFINISHED
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Federal cavalry operations in Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Kansas Jayhawkers NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri Home Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri State Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri guerrilla bands ⓘ Missouri militia NERFINISHED ⓘ Union provost marshals in Missouri ⓘ Unionist German-American population in St. Louis ⓘ pro-Confederate rural Missourians ⓘ |
| location | Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Confederate forces in Missouri
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Confederate guerrillas ⓘ Jayhawkers NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri State Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ bushwhackers ⓘ pro-Union Missouri Home Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Abolition of slavery in Missouri
NERFINISHED
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Long-term political realignment in Missouri ⓘ Severe devastation in western Missouri counties ⓘ Union retention of Missouri ⓘ |
| startTime | 1861 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Trans-Mississippi Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Battle of Wilson's Creek
this entity surface form:
Missouri campaign of 1861
this entity surface form:
Missouri campaign of 1862