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Missouri was one of the slave states that voted against joining the Confederacy, and where Lincoln allowed slavery to continue. Union attempts to abolish slavery there could induce it to join the Confederacy.
It was a bitterly divided region, plagued by savage guerrilla warfare throughout the conflict.
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Neutral states in the civil war?
Kentucky did not secede to the confederacy; for a time, it declared itself neutral
What side was Missouri on during the civil war?
It remained loyal to the Union, and that is why Lincoln allowed slavery to continue there. But it was a badly divided state, with guerrilla warfare continuing throughout the conflict.
Who was the southern resistance group who used violence in the civil war?
the Confederacy. The Confederacy was what the South's government and army was known as, but there were many guerrilla groups who terrorized many in the southern states and outlying territories. Quantrill's Raiders was one such group that worked in the Missouri and Kansas Territories.
Who opposed Confederacy?
since the confederacy was the south. the confederacy was opposed by the north
What was a state that allowed slavery but did not join the Confederacy in 1861?
Delaware Maryland
Missouri joined the confederacy in 1861?
The state of Missouri did join the confederacy in 1861.
The State located between the union and the confederacy?
Missouri
What border states those sympathetic to the Confederacy did not secede?
Kentucky and Missouri
Which southern states did not join the confederacy?
Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware.
Who fought for both the union and the confederacy?
Conflicting groups in Missouri, and a few in Kentucky.
Which states were sympatheic to the Confederacy but remained in the Union?
Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware
Is Missouri considered part of the south?
Yes, obviously - have you met the people from there? cite: Someone from Illinois
What 2 states did the Confederacy want to join them?
The Northern slave-states of Kentucky and Missouri.
What were the slave state that did not secede and join the confederacy?
Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware
What were the slaves state that did not secede and join the confederacy?
Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware
Who led the last ditch effort to bring Missouri into the Confederacy in 1864?
In August of 1864, the Southern high military command laid out a bold and risky plan to force Missouri into the Confederacy. This was partly the work of Thomas C. Reynolds, the pro-Confederate Missouri governor in exile. A 12,000 man army led by Confederate General Sterling Price launched an attack in September of 1864. On October 23, 1864, Union forces won a victory at Westport, Missouri that all but kept Missouri out of the Confederacy. A few days later, at the Battle of Marmiton, Missouri,General Price loses again but manages to escape from being a Union prisoner.
Was the only border state to join the Confederacy.?
No, Missouri and Kentucky were both border states that had divided loyalties during the American Civil War. While Kentucky remained officially neutral, Missouri had competing governments and factions supporting both the Union and the Confederacy.
