A history of Missouri and Missourians; a text book for "class A" elementary grade, freshman high school, and junior high school .. . ly bysections and by counties, but even by communities andfamilies. This resulted in the worst kind of warfare—neigh-bor against neighbor. This led to injustice, murder, plunder,bushwhacking, and general guerilla fighting. The Military Struggle for MissouriJune 12, 1861-March 8, 1862 The open military fight for Missouri began with thebreak between General Lyon and Governor Jackson at the Plan-ters Hotel conference in St. Louis on June 12, 1861. Theseisure of the
A history of Missouri and Missourians; a text book for "class A" elementary grade, freshman high school, and junior high school .. . ly bysections and by counties, but even by communities andfamilies. This resulted in the worst kind of warfare—neigh-bor against neighbor. This led to injustice, murder, plunder,bushwhacking, and general guerilla fighting. The Military Struggle for MissouriJune 12, 1861-March 8, 1862 The open military fight for Missouri began with thebreak between General Lyon and Governor Jackson at the Plan-ters Hotel conference in St. Louis on June 12, 1861. Theseisure of the United States arsenal at Liberty, the capture ofCamp Jackson, and the passage of the State military bill, hadpreceded this, but formal and open-warfare was not accepteduntil June 12th. From that day both Lyon and the FederalGovernment, and Jackson, Price, and the State Government,waged active warfare. This military struggle lasted nine 3 Military Missouri 221 months and had two periods. The first period ended onAugust 10, 1861, when the Confederate and Missouri troopswere victorious at the battle of Wilsons Creek. The second. GENERAL LYON AND GENERAL BLAIR STARTING FORCAMP JACKSON. BY BINGHAM period ended on March 8, 1862, when the Union troops werevictorious at the battle of Pea Ridge. The last battle set-tled the military fate of Missouri. The State was to remainin the Union both from a political and from a military stand-point. 222 History of Missouri and Missourians General Lyons military plan was sound and simple, andif he had been supported by his superiors in command, themilitary struggle for Missouri would have ended on August10, 1861. This plan was to send trained Union troops tosouthwest Missouri to cut off General Price and the Statetroops in their retreat before Lyons army. General Lyonwas to take his army up the Missouri river to central Mis-souri, get possession of the Missouri river, keep the pro-southern men in north Missouri from enlisting in Pricesarmy, and
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