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2 unusual facts about Provisional Government of Missouri


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In the absence of Governor Jackson, who had fled to the southern part of the state with the Guardsmen, the State Constitutional Convention called itself into session, declared the office of Governor vacant, and appointed Hamilton Gamble, former state Chief Justice, as Governor of the Provisional Government of Missouri.

Provisional Government of Missouri

The Missouri State Militia, and the later Enrolled Militia and Provisional Enrolled Militia, did not fully suppress guerrilla activity in the state (neither could conventional Federal troops) but did contribute significant combat power (directly and indirectly) to Federal efforts in the Trans-Mississippi Theater Trans-Mississippi Theater.



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