Missouri | |
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| 1861–1865 | |
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| Status | Confederate state |
| Capital | Neosho, Missouri (1861) |
| Capital-in-exile | Marshall, Texas |
| Government | Single-executive system |
| Governor | |
• 1861–1862 | Claiborne F. Jackson |
• 1862–1865 | Thomas C. Reynolds |
| History | |
| 28 October 1861 | |
• Joined Confederate | November 28, 1861 |
| 26 May 1865 | |
| Today part of | Missouri |
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| Confederate States in the American Civil War |
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| Dual governments |
| Territory |
| Allied tribes in Indian Territory |
TheConfederate government of Missouri was a continuation in exile of the government of pro-Confederate GovernorClaiborne F. Jackson. It existed until GeneralE. Kirby Smith surrendered allConfederate troops west of theMississippi River atNew Orleans, May 26, 1865.
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As theCivil War began, many leading citizens were hoping the state could remain neutral in the growing conflict. These hopes were encompassed in the so-calledPrice–Harney Truce of May 21, 1861. Implementation of the truce fell prey, however, to the growing conflict. At a meeting held atPlanters' House inSt. Louis, June 11, 1861, it became clear that leading Missourians would have to choose sides. In the fall of 1861, Governor Claiborne Jackson and other leadingMissouri secessionists met inNeosho, Missouri. Acting as theMissouri General Assembly, this body enacted anordinance of secession on October 28, 1861; however, the legal status of this ordinance was not accepted by Missouri's Union supporters, then or later.
The secession government applied for and, on November 28, 1861, was granted admission to the Confederacy as its purported 12th state. As a result of military operations, however, particularly theBattle of Pea Ridge in March 1862, the Confederate government of Missouri was not able to establish control over much of the state; its jurisdiction extended only as far as Confederate military strength could reach. Governor Jackson and his government were forced into exile. The exiled government established operations inMarshall, Texas, as part of theTrans-Mississippi bloc of Southern civil governments.
Although Confederate supporters in Missouri were unable to make good on their secession, the Southern government-in-exile sent legislators to theCongress of the Confederate States, and Missouri was represented by the twelfth star on theConfederate flag.[1]
| Preceded by | List of C.S. states by date of admission to the Confederacy Admitted on November 28, 1861 (12th) | Succeeded by |
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