UncleBourbon
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This is incredibly niche and I'll completely understand if nobody has any information, or if there are no examples at all, however curiosity's been eating at me about it so I feel inclined to ask.
Are there any men who were born (and preferably raised) in Massachusetts who went on to serve in the Missouri State Guard during the Civil War?
To explain my interest in this topic, the short version would be that the Missouri State Guard stands out as the most interesting armed formation of the Civil War to me, and I happen to be from Massachusetts.
For a longer answer, the actions of the Missouri State Guard frankly remind me of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. They were an underequipped militia facing down a tyrannical powerhouse and (at first) besting them. The Union's policy in Missouri particularly lends to this feeling, with General Lyon's quote of preferring every "man, woman and child" dead and buried rather than allow the State to govern itself and maintain it's own (neutral) course, with these aforementioned atrocities being followed through with at Camp Jackson and Osceola, to the point where General Henry Halleck protested the Missouri policy to Lincoln, claiming (correctly) that Lyon and Lane's actions had turned Missouri to the Confederacy.
Given Massachusetts was the birthplace of the American Revolution, I would be very interested to know if any Massachusetts born men served in what I would consider the Civil War's "Continental Army", in spite of their native State's stance.
There are numerous Massachusetts born men who went on to serve even as Generals in the Confederacy, so I don't see it as impossible that someone from Massachusetts would move to Missouri, enlist in the State Guard at some point and go on to serve against the Union in the Civil War. However I've been unable to find any examples.
Obviously my views on the Missouri State Guard are only my opinion and can be disagreed with, and I do not wish to derail the thread. However I feel context for the question is necessary to prevent it from seeming completely random and essentially mindless.
Information regarding any individual soldiers of this nature would be immensely appreciated, and general discussion on the subject is welcome.
Are there any men who were born (and preferably raised) in Massachusetts who went on to serve in the Missouri State Guard during the Civil War?
To explain my interest in this topic, the short version would be that the Missouri State Guard stands out as the most interesting armed formation of the Civil War to me, and I happen to be from Massachusetts.
For a longer answer, the actions of the Missouri State Guard frankly remind me of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. They were an underequipped militia facing down a tyrannical powerhouse and (at first) besting them. The Union's policy in Missouri particularly lends to this feeling, with General Lyon's quote of preferring every "man, woman and child" dead and buried rather than allow the State to govern itself and maintain it's own (neutral) course, with these aforementioned atrocities being followed through with at Camp Jackson and Osceola, to the point where General Henry Halleck protested the Missouri policy to Lincoln, claiming (correctly) that Lyon and Lane's actions had turned Missouri to the Confederacy.
Given Massachusetts was the birthplace of the American Revolution, I would be very interested to know if any Massachusetts born men served in what I would consider the Civil War's "Continental Army", in spite of their native State's stance.
There are numerous Massachusetts born men who went on to serve even as Generals in the Confederacy, so I don't see it as impossible that someone from Massachusetts would move to Missouri, enlist in the State Guard at some point and go on to serve against the Union in the Civil War. However I've been unable to find any examples.
Obviously my views on the Missouri State Guard are only my opinion and can be disagreed with, and I do not wish to derail the thread. However I feel context for the question is necessary to prevent it from seeming completely random and essentially mindless.
Information regarding any individual soldiers of this nature would be immensely appreciated, and general discussion on the subject is welcome.