Confederate Capitol in Missouri - Neosho, MO
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YoSam.
N 36° 52.158 W 094° 22.074
15S E 378078 N 4081246
Missouri sent more men to war, in proportion to her population, than any other state. The total number of Missouri Volunteers who served was 199,111. For the siege of Vicksburg, Missouri furnished 39 regiments: 17 Confederate, 22 Union.
Waymark Code: WMKDRY
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 03/27/2014
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County of marker: Newton County
Location of marker: courthouse lawn, Neosho
Marker text:
Neosho was the Confederate Capitol of Missouri. When, on October 18, 1861, in the old Masonic building on the Northeast corner of the square, the legislature passed the Ordinance of Secession, separating Missouri from the Union.
News clipping and
political cartoon of the day, gives the eastern Union view.
This action was big news of the day and can be followed at
Civil War Daily Gazette Monday, October 28, 1861; or
Civil War Virtual Museum, Ther Missouri Partisan Ranger.