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re: Tommorrow we are all Fighting Pinkels!
Posted on 12/11/14 at 4:04 pm to CocknDawg
Posted on 12/11/14 at 4:04 pm to CocknDawg
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Actually, between 40,000 to 50,000 to the CSA. More than 100,000 to the Union
There is a documented source that formally shows Missouri had registered over 52,000 to the Confederacy. But that does not count those who fought but did not register, or the many thousands who registered with other states to fight. Here is a source for the 90,000:
"The Union Army states that 'Missouri was one of the last as well as one of the first states to feel the curse of Civil War. During the contest she furnished to the Federal government a total of 109,111 men, exclusive of the militia she maintained to keep peace within her borders and protect her people from the raids of the guerrillas, Jayhawkers and other predatory bands who were actuated more by the prospect of plunder than by principles or patriotism.' The total number of Missourians who supported the Confederacy and joined its armies in various Southern states is unknown. Estimates, however, range from "more than" 40,000 to 100,000, with the best estimate of 90,000.
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Whether 50,000 or 100,000, Missouri was a member of the Confederacy and sent its sons en masse to fight and die for the cause.
This post was edited on 12/11/14 at 4:07 pm
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