History of North America

Was Missouri part of the union or confederacy?

Missouri was a border state during the Civil War and fought on both sides of the conflict. Although Missouri sent delegates to the Montgomery Convention, which resulted in the Confederacy's establishment, the state never seceded from the Union. However, the Missouri State Guard, led by Governor Claiborne F. Jackson, aligned itself with the Confederacy, engaging in armed conflict with Union forces. During the war, the state had two governments, one pro-Confederacy, led by Jackson and the Missouri State Guard, and one pro-Union, led by Governor Hamilton Gamble and the Unionist faction of the Missouri General Assembly.

Despite its internal divisions, Missouri ultimately remained in the Union, and the Union government gained control of the state by 1865.