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Missouri Confederate Forces Were 1st to Kill Union General in Civil War
Posted on 12/5/14 at 10:13 am
Posted on 12/5/14 at 10:13 am
Battle of Wilson's Creek (aka Battle of Oak Hills - Confederate name) - Springfield, Missouri.
The Union general who died also sympathized with the kansas jayhawkers. His name was Nathaniel Lyon.
This jayhawk sympathizer was single handedly responsible for a massacre in St. Louis that involved normal citizens that were upset that he held Missouri militia members as prisoners of war.
On August 10th, 1861, Missouri confederates and militia exacted revenge upon Nathaniel Lyon outside of Springfield, MO at the Battle of Oak Hills (Wilson Creek - Union name). General Lyon would become the first Union General killed in the Civil War when he was shot in the heart on Bloody Hill at about 9:30 a.m. while leading the 2nd Kansas Infantry in a countercharge.
So what's the point of this thread?
Missouri was "confederate" before y'all even came up with the Confederacy.
Missouri was fighting the Civil War long before y'all even thought about acting like rebels.
Missouri was dixie long before y'all even knew what dixie meant or created a song about it.
The Southeastern Conference wouldn't be known today as a culturally "southern" conference had Missouri not jumpstarted the Civil War in 1856 when a Civil War battle known as the Battle of Black Jack was fought in southeast Kansas five years before Confederate cannon pounded Fort Sumter in the harbor of Charleston, S.C.
Missouri's star shines bright on y'alls flag.
Missouri is the pride of the south!!!
ETA: Welcome longtime lurker and future legendary Mizzou poster, Talastan. We look forward to your first post!
The Union general who died also sympathized with the kansas jayhawkers. His name was Nathaniel Lyon.
This jayhawk sympathizer was single handedly responsible for a massacre in St. Louis that involved normal citizens that were upset that he held Missouri militia members as prisoners of war.
On August 10th, 1861, Missouri confederates and militia exacted revenge upon Nathaniel Lyon outside of Springfield, MO at the Battle of Oak Hills (Wilson Creek - Union name). General Lyon would become the first Union General killed in the Civil War when he was shot in the heart on Bloody Hill at about 9:30 a.m. while leading the 2nd Kansas Infantry in a countercharge.
So what's the point of this thread?
Missouri was "confederate" before y'all even came up with the Confederacy.
Missouri was fighting the Civil War long before y'all even thought about acting like rebels.
Missouri was dixie long before y'all even knew what dixie meant or created a song about it.
The Southeastern Conference wouldn't be known today as a culturally "southern" conference had Missouri not jumpstarted the Civil War in 1856 when a Civil War battle known as the Battle of Black Jack was fought in southeast Kansas five years before Confederate cannon pounded Fort Sumter in the harbor of Charleston, S.C.
Missouri's star shines bright on y'alls flag.
Missouri is the pride of the south!!!
ETA: Welcome longtime lurker and future legendary Mizzou poster, Talastan. We look forward to your first post!
This post was edited on 12/5/14 at 10:25 am
Posted on 12/5/14 at 10:14 am to mizzoukills
OTB
And missouri wasn't at war with "the union". Missouri was just mad at big brother Kansas.
And missouri wasn't at war with "the union". Missouri was just mad at big brother Kansas.
This post was edited on 12/5/14 at 10:16 am
Posted on 12/5/14 at 10:15 am to mizzoukills
Literally no one cares.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 10:18 am to mizzoukills
frick, not this shite again.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 10:19 am to mizzoukills
Nick knows how to take care of the Yanks.
This post was edited on 12/5/14 at 10:20 am
Posted on 12/5/14 at 10:24 am to mizzoukills
Do ya'll have sweet tea? If not ,you are not fricking southern. DWI
Posted on 12/5/14 at 10:26 am to mizzoukills
The lesson? Don't frick with Missouri.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 10:28 am to mizzoukills
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Missouri Confederate Forces Were 1st to Kill Union General in Civil War
Well no kidding killz, there weren't flights to Birmingham back then.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 10:29 am to mizzoukills
How can Missouri be confederate when their arse was neutral in the war??
And really Missouri was Louisiana Territory when Dixie became Dixie. Sit down Hillbilly Missouri never did shite.
And really Missouri was Louisiana Territory when Dixie became Dixie. Sit down Hillbilly Missouri never did shite.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 10:30 am to mizzoukills
The guerrillas in MO like Quantrill and the James-younger gang were some straight badass sons of bitches. But. Indiana.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 10:34 am to mizzoukills
Well, it's clear that after the Ferguson stuff, you guys are trying to emulate 1960's Birmingham.
Now that's dedication to being southern.
Now that's dedication to being southern.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 10:43 am to mizzoukills
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Missouri was "confederate" before y'all even came up with the Confederacy.
Clearly, someone is unfamiliar with the Nullification Crisis of 1832.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 10:49 am to mizzoukills
Wasn't Gen Ben McCulloch's unit involved in this battle?
Posted on 12/5/14 at 10:54 am to mizzoukills
There's a chance this won't have much impact on tomorrow's game.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 10:57 am to mizzoukills
Probably the darkest day in Missouri's History.
Viva la Union!!!
Viva la Union!!!
Posted on 12/5/14 at 11:02 am to mizzoukills
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Missouri
trying so hard to be southern
Posted on 12/5/14 at 11:07 am to mizzoukills
You aint no confederate!!
Posted on 12/5/14 at 11:19 am to mizzoukills
Per Ken Burns every single CSA state sent at least one regiment to fight for the Union.. except SC you Yankee bastards.
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