Camp Jackson Affair

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The Camp Jackson Affair was an 1861 Civil War–era confrontation in St. Louis where Union forces clashed with pro-Confederate Missouri militia, sparking deadly riots and intensifying sectional tensions in the border state.

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instanceOf American Civil War incident
military confrontation
riot
aftermath Missouri legislature moved toward secessionist measures
Union authorities imposed stricter control over St. Louis
increased hostility between Union troops and pro-Confederate civilians
alsoKnownAs Camp Jackson Massacre
belligerent Confederate States militia
surface form: Missouri Volunteer Militia

United States of America
surface form: United States (Union)

pro-Confederate forces in Missouri
cause Union fears of Missouri secession
attempt by pro-Confederate Missouri militia to seize arms and munitions
seizure of Camp Jackson by Union forces
civilianFatalities significant number of civilian deaths
commander Daniel M. Frost
Francis Preston Blair
surface form: Francis P. Blair Jr.

Nathaniel Lyon
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date 1861-05-10
description arrest and parading of Missouri militia prisoners through St. Louis leading to a deadly riot
fatalities over 25 people killed
historicalPeriod American Civil War
surface form: American Civil War era
involvedPoliticalFigure Claiborne Fox Jackson
Frank Blair Jr.
surface form: Frank Blair
involvedSide Unionists in Missouri
secessionists in Missouri
location St. Louis, Missouri, United States
surface form: St. Louis, Missouri
militaryUnitInvolved 1st Missouri Volunteers
Camp Jackson Affair self-linksurface differs
surface form: Missouri Volunteer Militia at Camp Jackson

U.S. Regular Army troops in St. Louis
partOf American Civil War in Missouri
border state conflicts of the American Civil War
relatedEvent Battle of Boonville
Missouri secession crisis
Price–Harney Truce
result Union victory
civilian riot in St. Louis
increased sectional tensions in Missouri
strengthening of Union control in St. Louis
significance contributed to Nathaniel Lyon’s rise to major general
galvanized both Unionist and secessionist sentiment in Missouri
helped push Missouri toward open internal civil war
key early confrontation in the struggle for control of Missouri
stateContext border state of Missouri
triggeredBy Governor Claiborne Fox Jackson’s pro-Confederate policies
secret transfer of Confederate arms to Missouri militia
wounded dozens wounded
year 1861

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Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon battles Camp Jackson Affair
subject surface form: Nathaniel Lyon
Nathaniel Lyon battle Camp Jackson Affair
Camp Jackson Affair militaryUnitInvolved Camp Jackson Affair self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Missouri Volunteer Militia at Camp Jackson
Battle of Wilson’s Creek precededBy Camp Jackson Affair
subject surface form: Battle of Wilson's Creek