Camp Jackson Affair

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The Camp Jackson Affair was an 1861 Civil War–era confrontation in St. Louis where Union forces clashed with pro-Confederate Missouri militia, sparking deadly riots and intensifying sectional tensions in the border state.

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instanceOf American Civil War incident ⓘ
military confrontation ⓘ
riot ⓘ
aftermath Missouri legislature moved toward secessionist measures ⓘ
Union authorities imposed stricter control over St. Louis ⓘ
increased hostility between Union troops and pro-Confederate civilians ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Camp Jackson Massacre ⓘ
belligerent Missouri Volunteer Militia ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
pro-Confederate forces in Missouri ⓘ
cause Union fears of Missouri secession ⓘ
attempt by pro-Confederate Missouri militia to seize arms and munitions ⓘ
seizure of Camp Jackson by Union forces ⓘ
civilianFatalities significant number of civilian deaths ⓘ
commander Daniel M. Frost ⓘ
Francis P. Blair Jr. ⓘ
Nathaniel Lyon ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1861-05-10 ⓘ
description arrest and parading of Missouri militia prisoners through St. Louis leading to a deadly riot ⓘ
fatalities over 25 people killed ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Civil War era ⓘ
linked to: American Civil War
involvedPoliticalFigure Claiborne Fox Jackson ⓘ
Frank Blair ⓘ
linked to: Frank Blair Jr.
involvedSide Unionists in Missouri ⓘ
secessionists in Missouri ⓘ
location St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ
militaryUnitInvolved 1st Missouri Volunteers ⓘ
Missouri Volunteer Militia at Camp Jackson ⓘ
linked to: Camp Jackson Affair

U.S. Regular Army troops in St. Louis ⓘ
partOf American Civil War in Missouri ⓘ
border state conflicts of the American Civil War ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Boonville ⓘ
Missouri secession crisis ⓘ
Price–Harney Truce ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
civilian riot in St. Louis ⓘ
increased sectional tensions in Missouri ⓘ
strengthening of Union control in St. Louis ⓘ
significance contributed to Nathaniel Lyon’s rise to major general ⓘ
galvanized both Unionist and secessionist sentiment in Missouri ⓘ
helped push Missouri toward open internal civil war ⓘ
key early confrontation in the struggle for control of Missouri ⓘ
stateContext border state of Missouri ⓘ
triggeredBy Governor Claiborne Fox Jackson’s pro-Confederate policies ⓘ
secret transfer of Confederate arms to Missouri militia ⓘ
wounded dozens wounded ⓘ
year 1861 ⓘ

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Nathaniel Lyon → battles → Camp Jackson Affair ⓘ
Nathaniel Lyon → battle → Camp Jackson Affair ⓘ
Camp Jackson Affair → militaryUnitInvolved → Missouri Volunteer Militia at Camp Jackson ⓘ
linked to: Camp Jackson Affair
Battle of Wilson's Creek → precededBy → Camp Jackson Affair ⓘ
subject linked to: Battle of Wilson’s Creek
Battle of Carthage (1861) → precededBy → Camp Jackson Affair ⓘ
Battle of Boonville (1861) → precededBy → Camp Jackson Affair ⓘ
Battle of Oak Hills → precededBy → Camp Jackson Affair ⓘ
subject linked to: Oak Hills (Battle of Oak Hills)
American Civil War in Missouri → hasEvent → Camp Jackson Affair ⓘ
Camp Jackson Massacre → alsoKnownAs → Camp Jackson Affair ⓘ
Missouri secession crisis → hasPart → Camp Jackson Affair ⓘ
Missouri secession crisis → significantEvent → Camp Jackson Affair ⓘ
Claiborne Fox Jackson → eventAssociatedWith → Camp Jackson Affair ⓘ
Battle of Oak Hills → precededBy → Camp Jackson Affair ⓘ
Battle of Boonville → precededBy → Camp Jackson Affair ⓘ