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Confederate history of Missouri
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The Governor of Missouri was Claiborne Fox Jackson. He was a Southern sympathizer who favored secession and the Lieutenant Governor of Missouri was Thomas Caute Reynolds. Missouri secede from the union October 31, 1861 and on November 28, 1861 Missouri was admitted to the Confederate States. Then the Missouri State Guard was made the commander was Major General Sterling Price. At Camp Jackson was an incident of civil unrest in the American Civil War on May 10, 1861, when Union military forces clashed with civilians on the streets of St. Louis, Missouri, resulting in the deaths of at least 28 people and injuries to another 100 called the Camp Jackson Affair and it was also called the St. Louis Massacre. 40,000 Missourians fought for the Confederacy. Flags File:MSGOfficial.jpg File:Missouri battle flag.jpg File:Quantrel.jpg File:4thmo.jpg See Also
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