. Popular history of the civil war . s of Missouri and x\rkansas. We alreadyknow how disloyal Missouri was. Early in May, Tennesseewas induced by her traitor Governor and Legislature to jointhe Confederacy, al-though there were ma-ny Unionists within herboundaries who weredispleased with the the very same dayArkansas became aConfederate State. Now, you will seethat the MississippiRiver makes a suddenbend just where Illinoiscomes down like awedge between Mis-souri and Kentucky. Inthis curve were thetowns of Cairo andBirds Point, both of which would be very desirable places for either arm
. Popular history of the civil war . s of Missouri and x\rkansas. We alreadyknow how disloyal Missouri was. Early in May, Tennesseewas induced by her traitor Governor and Legislature to jointhe Confederacy, al-though there were ma-ny Unionists within herboundaries who weredispleased with the the very same dayArkansas became aConfederate State. Now, you will seethat the MississippiRiver makes a suddenbend just where Illinoiscomes down like awedge between Mis-souri and Kentucky. Inthis curve were thetowns of Cairo andBirds Point, both of which would be very desirable places for either army tooccupy; and both sides meant to have them. Kentuckys neutrahty did not keep rebel soldiers out ofher borders. Major-General Gideon J. Pillow, at the headof a large force, was pushing north, through Tennessee ; andMajor-General William J. Hardee was making for the samequarter, through Missouri. It was therefore very necessaryto the Confederate cause that Kentucky should become arebel State, no matter how the people felt about NEW BOOTS FOR OLD. 126 Young Folks History of the Civil War. [1861. General Leonidas Polk was commander-in-chief of thisdepartment. Like most of the leaders in the Confederatearmy, General Polk was a graduate of West Point. Soonafter he had finished his studies, he left the army to enterthe ministry of the Protestant Episcopal Church. He wasvery successful in his profession; and, at the opening ofthe war, he was the bishop of Louisiana. He thought ithis duty, however, to return to the army; and early in theRebellion he took the field, with the rank of Polk was a slaveholder. In conversation with thesenior bishop of his church, upon the subject of leaving thechurch For the army, he said, We fight for our hearth-stones and our altars : above all, we fight for a race that hasbeen by Divine Providence intrusted to our most sacredkeeping. This shows how differently good men, who loveand fear God, can look upon the same subject, and
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