General Sterling Price and the Civil War in the West by Albert E. Castel

Jackson picked Boonville, nearly halfway between Kansas City and St. Louis in Missouri's 'Little Dixie' region, as a rallying point. The following day Jackson issued a proclamation calling for 50,000 Missouri militia to eject U.S. The meeting failed to come to a compromise, and it ended abruptly when Lyon stood up and addressed Jackson, saying, “This means war.” Jackson’s party immediately took a train for Missouri’s capital, Jefferson City. The state of Missouri was represented by Governor Jackson, Major General Sterling Price of the MSG, and Jackson’s secretary, Thomas Snead. Congressman representing Missouri) Frank P. was represented by Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon, Colonel (and former Republican U.S. Louis on June 11, 1861, between the federal government and Missouri. The fighting at Boonville was a direct result of failed negotiations at the Planter House Hotel in St.

The Battle of Boonville persuaded Confederate forces in northwest Arkansas to come to the aid of the MSG at the subsequent Battle of Wilson’s Creek and drove Governor Claiborne Fox Jackson and his government closer to secession. With the federal victory, the Union gained control of the Missouri River Valley and forced the pro-Confederate Missouri State Guard (MSG) into the southwestern corner of the state, cutting the latter off from recruits north of the Missouri River. The Battle of Boonville on June 17, 1861, was one of the earliest battles of the Civil War. troops killed and 7 wounded 3 Missouri State Guard troops killed and 5-9 wounded

Location: Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri.

General Sterling Price and the Civil War in the West by Albert E. Castel