While some parts of the nation were eager to fight at the beginning of the Civil War, Missouri was still trying to remain neutral. This effort was headed for failure. Missourians tried for peace in word and deed, but when the step was taken across the line, war came quickly. This isn’t to say people hadn’t chosen sides. The governor wanted secession. Those sides clashed across a conference table in St. Louis and Missouri went to war.
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