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During the American Civil War, Missouri was a hotly contested border state populated by both Union and Confederate sympathizers. It sent armies, generals, and supplies to both sides, maintained dual governments, and endured a bloody neighbor-against-neighbor intrastate war within the larger national war.
American Civil War Lexington Garrison-3,500 Missouri State Guard-15,000 800 KIA, 1,000 POW United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) Confederate victory Blue Mills Landing: September 17, 1861 Clay County: American Civil War Union-600, Missouri State Guard-3,500 126 United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) Confederate victory Fredericktown
7th Cavalry Missouri State Militia 3 Men, 3 Total 4 Officers, 17 Men, 21 Total None 24 Total 1 Officer, 7 Men, 8 Total 11 Officer, 95 Men, 106 Total None 114 Second Brigade: Cavalry Missouri State Militia 3 Men, 3 Total 2 Officers, 35 Men, 37 Total None 40 Merrill's Horse None 5 Men, 5 Total 19 Men, 19 Total 24 5th Cavalry Missouri State Militia
Battles of the American Civil War were fought between April 12, 1861, and May 12–13, 1865 in 19 states, mostly Confederate (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia [A]), the District of Columbia, and six territories (Arizona ...
The siege of Lexington, also known as the first battle of Lexington or the Battle of the Hemp Bales, was a minor conflict of the American Civil War.The siege took place from September 13 to 20, 1861, [3] between the Union Army and the pro-Confederate Missouri State Guard in Lexington, county seat of Lafayette County, Missouri.
This is a list of the costliest land battles of the American Civil War, measured by casualties (killed, wounded, captured, and missing) on both sides. [ A ] Highest casualty battles
Thompson's Missouri State Guardsmen suffered a total of 145 casualties during the battle, including 25 dead, 40 wounded, and 80 captured. They also lost one artillery piece, an old iron 12-pounder. Union casualties were reported as 7 killed and about 60 wounded.
This is a list of regiments from Missouri that fought in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865). The list of Missouri Confederate Civil War units is shown separately. Long-Enlistment Infantry Regiments