Missouri State Guard

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The Missouri State Guard was a pro-Confederate militia force formed in Missouri at the outset of the American Civil War to resist Union control of the state.

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Missouri State Guard elements 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War military unit
military organization
pro-Confederate militia
activityPeriod 1861–1865
allegiance Confederate States of America
pro-Confederate Missouri state government
alsoKnownAs MSG NERFINISHED
associatedWith Missouri secession movement
commander Sterling Price NERFINISHED
commandStructure brigades
divisions
regiments
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolvedIn 1865
engagedIn Battle of Carthage (1861) NERFINISHED
Battle of Lexington (1861) NERFINISHED
Battle of Wilson's Creek NERFINISHED
Pea Ridge campaign NERFINISHED
formedIn 1861
foughtAgainst Union control of Missouri state government
foundedBy Missouri General Assembly (secessionist) NERFINISHED
garrison various locations in Missouri
governedBy Missouri State Guard law of 1861
language English
legalBasis Missouri Military Bill of 1861 NERFINISHED
location Missouri NERFINISHED
notableCommander Sterling Price NERFINISHED
notableEngagement Siege of Lexington, Missouri (1861) NERFINISHED
opponent Missouri Unionist militia NERFINISHED
Union Army NERFINISHED
organizedBy Missouri secessionist government NERFINISHED
partOf Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED
primaryObjective defend pro-Confederate Missouri government
purpose resist Union control of Missouri
reorganizedInto Confederate States Army units NERFINISHED
role militia
state defense force
status defunct
supportedBy pro-Confederate Missourians
theater Trans-Mississippi Theater NERFINISHED
type irregular military force
state militia

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Battle of Lone Jack belligerent Missouri State Guard
this entity surface form: Missouri State Guard elements
Battle of Wilson’s Creek belligerent Missouri State Guard
subject surface form: Battle of Wilson's Creek
Battle of Pea Ridge combatant Missouri State Guard
Battle of Pea Ridge involvedMilitaryUnit Missouri State Guard
Sterling Price notableCommand Missouri State Guard
Frank James servedIn Missouri State Guard
Sterling Price servedIn Missouri State Guard