Talk:Battle of Wilson's Creek

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[edit] First Battle of Springfield???

According to this very informative page, the first battle of Springfield happened after Wilson's Creek, on Oct. 25 1861. Source. --brian0918 04:57, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Missourians, not Confederates

This article incorrectly refers to the Missourians as Confederates. Jackson's government did not secede from the Union until months after this battle, and did not join the Confederacy until 28 November 1861.--Plainsong 14:44, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

Well, they were not all Missourians, so that's not accurate either. Check out: http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/books/battles/vol1/pageview.cfm?page=298. It was definitely a Southern force. Pearce even referred to that army, in Battles and Leaders, as a Confederate army. I think it should "Missourians" needs to go, in most instances. Gibblet 00:59, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

The fact is that Missouri and Kentucky were pretty much divided down the middle. Both states had representatives in the United States Congress and the Confederate Congress. Some Missourian were Confederates and some Missourians were Union. In the Battle of Wilson's Creek, the truth is that the Missouri Guard was a Confederate unit. I am reseach to see if there were any Missouri units in Lyon's Army, but have found nothing concrete yet. --(Steve 20:59, 27 April 2006 (UTC))

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