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By that summer, alternatively, the situation had deteriorated dramatically. As a result of the actions of politicians and soldiers such as Missouri Governor Claiborne Jackson and Union General Nathaniel Lyon, Missourians found themselves forced to take sides.
Campaign for Wilson’s Creek is an engaging story of high-stakes military gambles, aggressive leadership, and lost opportunities. It’s also a tale of unique military units, untried but decided commanders, colorful volunteers, and professional soldiers. The first major campaign of the Civil War west of the Mississippi River guaranteed that Missourians would be engaged in a long, cruel civil war inside the larger, national struggle.