Remnants of the popularly elected Missouri legislature gather at Neosho to approve seceding from the Union, even though a Unionist government operated at Jefferson City.
Tag: Hamilton R. Gamble
The Upper South Holds, the Southwest Does not
The upper south and the southwest remain uncommitted to the idea of secession for now.
Turmoil in Missouri Continues
January 22, 1864 – The Lincoln administration tried addressing the troubling state of Missouri with a reorganization designed to help both militarily and politically. After