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When were secessionist militias in Missouri captured by Union troops led by General Lyon?
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In June of 1861, there was trouble in the Union border state of Missouri. This was a slave state and many of its citizens were pro-Confederate including its governor Claiborne Jackson. However, the state also had a strong pro-Union element. Union Captain Nathaniel Lyon was instrumental in driving secessionists from St. Louis. Governor Claiborne then evacuated the state capital of Jefferson City. On June 17, 1861, Captain Lyon moved 1,700 men up the Missouri River and were positioned just below the new temporary capital of Booneville. Pro-Confederates were ousted from there and helped the US to retain control of the Missouri River.
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Major General Henry W. Halleck was President Lincoln's replacement for the over-stepping General Fremont in Missouri. In a number of letters to Washington DC, he expressed grave concern about the Border-slave state. Confederate General Sterling Price in northwestern Arkansas was trying to convince Jefferson Davis that with a sizable army he, with the help of Southern sympathizing Missouri militias could take and hold three quarters of Missouri. Halleck, with the aid of generals Pope and Curtis were gathering pro-Union militias to thwart any Confederate threat to the key state of Missouri.
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