Civil War Gallery: Missouri in the Crossfire

Explore our gallery of Missouri Civil War videos. Each short documentary is paired with a blog post that expands the story. Watch, read, and discover the untold battles, leaders, and struggles of a state at war.

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Discover Missouri Civil War history—battles, guerrilla warfare, and untold stories that shaped the nation. Explore why Missouri’s role still matters.

Discover why Missouri’s Civil War was unique. Explore divided families, guerrilla warfare, and battlefields that shaped America’s heartland.

Before the Civil War, Missouri was already burning. Discover how Bleeding Kansas, Border Ruffians, and guerrilla raids primed the state for chaos.

Missouri was the Civil War’s key to the West. Rivers, railroads, and divided loyalties made it the war’s most contested border state.

In 1861, General Nathaniel Lyon made Missouri a Union stronghold—at a steep cost. His brutal crackdown pushed the state toward chaos and guerrilla war.

Guerrilla warfare in Missouri unleashed chaos from within—neighbor against neighbor, raids, and ambushes that scarred the state’s Civil War story.

Discover Missouri’s Civil War spy networks; secret messages, dead drops, and the hidden agents who fought a shadow war from parlor to battlefield.

Missouri women in the Civil War ran farms, nursed the wounded, carried intelligence, and endured reprisals. Meet the unsung heroes of the war.

In 1863, General Order No. 11 emptied four Missouri counties, fueling the “Burnt District.” Why it was issued, what it did, and how it reshaped the border war.

Price’s Raid in 1864 saw Sterling Price lead Confederate cavalry across Missouri—from Pilot Knob to Westport—ending Confederate hopes in the state.