January 2, 1861 |
Claiborne Fox Jackson becomes Governor of Missouri |
April 12, 1861 |
Confederates fire on Fort Sumter |
April 15, 1861 |
President Abraham Lincoln issues proclamation calling for 75,000 volunteers |
April 17, 1861 |
Governor Claiborne Fox Jackson condemns Lincoln's call for volunteers from Missouri |
May 10, 1861 |
The Camp Jackson Affair |
May 31, 1861 |
Brigadier-General Nathaniel Lyon assumes command of the Department of the West. |
June 11, 1861 |
Conference between Claiborne Fox Jackson, Sterling Price, Nathaniel Lyon, and Frank Blair, Jr. at the Planters House Hotel in St. Louis |
June 13, 1861 |
Federal forces capture Jefferson City |
June 17, 1861 |
The Battle of Boonville |
July 5, 1861 |
The Battle of Carthage |
July 21, 1861 |
The Battle of Bull Run |
August 10, 1861 |
The Battle of Wilson's Creek |