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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Missouri State Guard elements | 1 |
Statements (43)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Missouri State Guard elements
subject surface form:
Battle of Wilson's Creek