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service of the State, for the purpose of repelling such invasions, and for the protection of the lives, liberties and property of the citizens of this State, and I earnestly exhort all good citizens of
Missouri to rally to the flag of their State for the protection of their endangered homes and firesides, and for the defence of their most sacred rights and dearest liberties.
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called up part of the MVM under Frost, and sent them to Camp
Jackson for training. Fearing Missouri would join in Second Wave Secession, Union forces under General Lyon attacked the Camp in what is known as the "Camp Jackson Affair". Union forces then marched into the city of St. Louis, and the
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Now, therefore I, C.F. JACKSON, Governor of the State of
Missouri, do, in view of the foregoing facts, and by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and laws of this Commonwealth, issue this, my proclamation, calling the militia of the State, to the number of 50,000, into active
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cities residents began protesting the attack on their state. The Union Army opened fire on the crowds as they went through the city, killing 28 civilians and wounding around 100 more, making it one of the largest killings of
American civilians by the military in US history.
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had an informal state militia that could be called up by the governor for emergencies or annual drill "in accordance with the
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to negotiate. A compromise was not reached and both sides afterwards blamed each other. On June 12, 1861, Governor
Jackson issued a Proclamation to the State:
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conditions escalated tensions, and
Missouri became engulfed in guerrilla warfare and went through a series of bitter battles at the end of the Civil war.
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Field, Ron, and
Richard Hook. The Confederate Army 1861-65: Vol.6 Missouri, Kentucky & Maryland New York, Osprey Publishing, 2008, pp. 3-6.
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