Palmyra Massacre
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The Palmyra Massacre was an American Civil War atrocity in 1862 in which Union forces executed ten Confederate prisoners in retaliation for the disappearance of a Union supporter in Palmyra, Missouri.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
atrocity
ⓘ
event ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Palmyra Execution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | retaliation for the disappearance of Andrew Allsman ⓘ |
| commanderSide | John McNeil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | annual local observances in Palmyra ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1862-10-18 ⓘ |
| governingAuthority | Union military government in Missouri ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Palmyra Massacre monument in Palmyra, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | controversial act by Union authorities ⓘ |
| legalStatus | extrajudicial execution ⓘ |
| location |
Marion County, Missouri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Palmyra, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method | execution by firing squad ⓘ |
| motive |
deterrence of Confederate guerrilla activity
ⓘ
punitive retaliation ⓘ |
| notableVictim |
Captain Thomas A. Sidner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles W. Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ Eleazer Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ H. T. McCoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Hiram T. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ John M. Wade NERFINISHED ⓘ John Wade NERFINISHED ⓘ John Y. McPheeters NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgan Bixler NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Humston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | 10 ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Brigadier General John McNeil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | violence in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorSide | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | capture of Andrew Allsman by Confederate guerrillas ⓘ |
| region | Trans-Mississippi Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Union occupation of Missouri
ⓘ
civilian reprisals in the American Civil War ⓘ guerrilla warfare in Missouri ⓘ |
| sideExecuting | Union forces ⓘ |
| sideVictim | Confederate prisoners ⓘ |
| triggerEvent | disappearance of Union supporter Andrew Allsman ⓘ |
| victimAllegiance |
Confederate States of America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern sympathizers ⓘ |
| victimCountExact | ten men ⓘ |
| victimStatus | prisoners of war ⓘ |
| victimType | civilian sympathizers and irregulars ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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