Missouri Secession
During the American Civil War, the secession of Missouri was controversial because of the disputed status of the state of Missouri . During the war, Missouri was claimed by both the Union and the Confederacy, had two competing state governments, and sent representatives to both the United States Congress and the Confederate Congress. This unusual situation, which also existed to some degree in the states of Kentucky and Virginia (with West Virginia), was the result of events in early 1861.
Read more about Missouri Secession: Missouri Constitutional Convention, St. Louis Arsenal, Capture of Jefferson City, Provisional Missouri Government Organized, Neosho Legislature and Secession Ordinance
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“Then they seen it, the old Missouri River shinin’ in the moon and across it the lights of St. Louis.”
—Dudley Nichols (1895–1960)