OTD 165 YEARS AGO: Missouri and Arkansas still remain cautious about secession, as voters elected mostly Unionist delegates for their respective secession conventions. The Arizona Territory, however, opts to join the Confederacy.
Tag: Hamilton R. Gamble
Revolting Cruelties and Barbarities
The Lincoln administration tries to address the troubling divisions in Missouri with a reorganization designed to help both militarily and politically.
The Missouri Secession
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.