Missouri (Confederate-held areas)

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Missouri (Confederate-held areas) refers to the portions of Missouri controlled or contested by the Confederacy during the American Civil War, where Confederate military forces operated and maintained positions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War location
historical region
theater of war
characterizedBy guerrilla conflict
irregular warfare
shifting front lines
conflict American Civil War
contestedBy Union Army NERFINISHED
United States of America NERFINISHED
controlledBy Confederate States Army NERFINISHED
Missouri State Guard NERFINISHED
country Confederate States of America NERFINISHED
endTime 1865
ethnicComposition slaveholding population in many counties
hasLanguage English
hasPart Ozark region of Missouri NERFINISHED
areas along the Missouri–Arkansas border
areas along the Missouri–Kansas border
southwestern Missouri
western Missouri border counties
locatedIn Missouri
United States of America
surface form: United States
militaryObjectiveOf Confederate Trans-Mississippi Department NERFINISHED
Union Department of the Missouri NERFINISHED
opposedBy Kansas Jayhawkers NERFINISHED
Union militia
Unionist guerrillas
partOf Trans-Mississippi Theater NERFINISHED
Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED
border states in the American Civil War
slave states that remained in the Union but had Confederate control in some areas
politicalAlignment strong pro-Confederate sentiment in many rural areas
politicalStatus claimed by Confederate government of Missouri
claimed by Unionist state government of Missouri
resultedIn civilian displacement
local economic disruption
property destruction
significantEvent Battle of Lexington (1861) NERFINISHED
Battle of Pea Ridge NERFINISHED
Battle of Wilson’s Creek NERFINISHED
Guerrilla warfare in Missouri
startTime 1861
timePeriod 19th century
usedBy Confederate guerrillas NERFINISHED
Quantrill’s Raiders NERFINISHED
bushwhackers
pro-Confederate partisan rangers

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Confederate artillery location Missouri (Confederate-held areas)