165 YEARS AGO: Secessionists defeat a Federal detachment in a minor clash as both sides scramble to link with their main forces in southwestern Missouri.
Category: Missouri
Rebellion Dissolved Into Smoke
OTD 165 YEARS AGO: Federal forces advance in northern Missouri and win a minor victory at Boonville. But the secessionists are not done fighting yet.
Unprovoked and Unparalleled Outrages
OTD 165 YEARS AGO: A conference between Federal officers and Missouri state officials leads to open warfare between the Federals and pro-Confederate Missouri State Guard.
Chained Down by a Merciless Tyranny
OTD 165 YEARS AGO: William S. Harney is ousted as Federal commander in Missouri due to his suspected leniency toward secessionists. This leaves his successor, Nathaniel Lyon, with free reign to destroy secessionism in the state.
Escaping the Fury of the Dutch
OTD 165 YEARS AGO: A riot breaks out in St. Louis as Federal forces struggle to maintain order as Missourians flee their state.
Extraordinary and Unscrupulous Conduct
OTD 165 YEARS AGO: Nathaniel Lyon and his Federal Home Guard cause controversy in Missouri by preemptively forcing the surrender of an allegedly pro-Confederate state militia force in western St. Louis.