Series 2: From Secession to Pea Ridge (1860-1862) — Article 4 Missouri Early Battles ignite at Carthage and Dug Springs, then explode at Wilson’s Creek—when Missouri’s crisis turns into open war. Missouri Early Battles: The Clash Before Wilson’s Creek Missouri didn’t ease into the Civil War. It snapped. By the time cannons roared in the…

Series 2: From Secession to Pea Ridge (1860–1862) — Article 3 The Battle of Boonville confirmed Missouri’s collapse after Jefferson City fell, forcing the state government into flight and ending any hope of control. Battle of Boonville: The Fall of Jefferson City Missouri’s Civil War did not begin with armies clashing across open fields. It…

Series 2: From Secession to Pea Ridge (1860–1862) — Article 2 Camp Jackson shattered Missouri’s fragile peace in May 1861, turning political crisis into open violence and pushing the state toward civil war. Camp Jackson Affair: The Spark in St. Louis Missouri’s Civil War did not begin on a battlefield. It began in a city…