January 29, 1861
Became the 34th state to enter the Union.
Kansas
 Most Kansans favored the cause of the Union. General
Charles Robinson and Senator James H. Lane began to
recruit Union troops.
General Charles Robinson
Senator James H. Lane
Kansas-Start of the Civil War
• The Federal Government asked Kansas for 16, 654 men,
but over 20,000 enlisted. Kansas contributed 19
regiments and four batteries to the Union army.
Kansas-Start of the Civil War
• First major action for
Kansas was during
the Battle of Wilson’s
Creek, on August 10,
1861. This battle
involved both the
First and Second
Infantry regiments,
and the First
sustained heavy
losses.
Kansas-Civil War
• In 1862, Kansas
regiments
served in
campaigns in
Tennessee,
Kentucky, and
Mississippi.
Kansas-Civil War
• James G. Blunt was the first
Kansan to become majorgeneral and he fought in the
battles of Rhea’s Mills, Cane
Hill, and Prairie Grove.
Kansas-Civil War
• In 1862 and 1863, Kansas’s black and white regiments
were used in Indian Territory.
Kansas-Civil War
• In
Kansas
served inthey
the Vicksburg
under
General
In 1863,
1863 at
Chickamauga,
served under
General
In 1863, they fought against the Morgan Raider’s in Indiana.
Grant.
Rosecrans.
Kansas-Civil War
• In 1864, most of the Kansas troops were stationed in
Arkansas because there hadn’t been any been any real
warfare in Kansas. In the fall of 1864, the Confederates
attacked St. Louis but they never made it there and the
battle took place in Kansas City. General Sterling Price of
the Confederates tried to seize of Fort Scott and was
defeated by the Union in the Battle of Mine Creek.
Nearly 10,000 soldiers fought in this particular battle, and
it became the largest battle fought on Kansas soil.
Kansas-Civil War
• The most devastating
factor of the Civil War
for Kansas was the raids
and pillaging of guerrilla
bands. The most
distinguishable of these
raids was on August 21,
1863. William Clark
Quantrill and another few
hundred followers raided
Lawrence and by dawn
the whole entire town
was destroyed and 200
men were killed.
Kansas-Civil War
August 10, 1821
 Became
the 24th state to enter the Union
 During
the Civil War, Missouri officially
supported the Union, but because it was a
border state, it had a lot of “brother against
brother” battles.
 Missouri
was the home
of many northern and
southern natives.
100,000 men enlisted
for the Federal troops,
while 50,000 men
joined the Confederacy
troops.
 While
in Missouri, the Federal government
was murdering innocent people, pillaging the
property of the locals, as well as raping
women and young children. Because of this,
some of the Missourians started to help the
Confederacy by giving them supplies and
Union battle tactics, not because they
supported what the South believed in, but
because they disagreed with what the
Federal government and army were doing in
Missouri.

During the war, because
of all the terrible things
that the Federal troops
were doing to Missouri, a
group of Missourians,
called the Missouri
Partisan Raiders formed
an army to fight against
the Union troops,
therefore supporting the
Confederacy. They
supported the south
because of a common
enemy as opposed to a
common cause for
justice.
 6,600
total battles were fought during the
Civil War and out of those 6,600 battles,
1,100 of them were fought in Missouri.
The vote for slavery in Kansas was taking place
and Missouri, a slave state, wanted Kansas to be
pro-slavery, and so thousands of Missouri
residents crossed the border into Kansas and
voted pro-slavery. There was extreme violence
over the situation. There were now two
governments in Kansas and both governments
said that the other was illegal. 55 people were
killed over slavery in the event known as
“Bleeding Kansas.”
Bleeding Kansas
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was proposed in 1882. It
said that all of the territory received from the
Louisiana Purchase north of the 36 degree 36’ N
latitude would be free and anything south of that line
would be a slave state. It was ruled unconstitutional in
1857 during the Dred Scott Decision and was repealed
during the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was an act proposed by
Stephen Douglas. It became law on May 30, 1854.
The law allowed voters in the territories of Kansas
and Nebraska to decide whether or not to allow
slavery. It would repeal the slavery line set by the
Missouri Compromise.
The
Kansas-Nebraska Act
KANSAS-SLAVERY
Slavery in Kansas was determined by
popular sovereignty. Though many people
tried to make the territory enter the Union
as a slave state, Kansas wanted it to be
anti-slavery.
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MISSOURI-SLAVERY
Missouri was pro-slavery, but during
the Civil War the state never seceded.
MISSOURI-CIVIL WAR PEOPLE
William Quantrill was a master of warfare who
was part of the “guerillas.” He was probably the
fiercest and most feared leader in the Civil War.
He became the leader of the Quantrill’s Raiders.
His best known raid was on August 21, 1863
where he led 450 raiders into Lawrence, Kansas.
He was declared an outlaw by the Union and
declared a captain by the Confederacy. To his
supporters, he was “a dashing, free-spirited
hero.”
William Quantrill
MISSOURI-CIVIL WAR PEOPLE
William Quantrill was
killed eventually in a raid
in Kentucky in 1865.
William Quantrill cont.
Members of Frank James’s Gang

Frank James was a member of the Quantrill
raids and supported the Confederacy during the
Civil War. After the raid in Lawrence, Kansas,
Frank became an outlaw and so he formed a
gang that involved Bob Younger, Cole Younger,
Bill Chadwell, Clell Miller, and Charlie Pitts.
FRANK JAMES

On October 5, 1882, Frank James gave himself
up to the authorities and he admitted all of the
crimes that he had committed.
MISSOURI-CIVIL WAR PEOPLE

Cole Younger was a member
of both the guerilla raids
and a part of the JamesYounger gang. Cole Younger
fought for the Confederacy
in the Civil War and
eventually became an
outlaw for his tyranny. Cole
survived the Civil War and
died on March 21, 1916.
Cole Younger
MISSOURI-CIVIL WAR PEOPLE

William Anderson, nicknamed “Bloody Bill,” was
a part of Quantrill’s raids. He fought for the
Confederacy and joined a group called the
“bushwhackers” when he was forced from his
state. The “bushwhackers” would often times
wear Union uniforms to get inside information on
the North’s warfare tactics. Fear of “Bloody Bill”
raged throughout Missouri.
William “Bloody Bill” Anderson
MISSOURI-CIVIL WAR PEOPLE

Bloody Bill and his group
of about 80 or so
followers were
notoriously known for
decorating the saddles of
their horses with scalps
of their dead enemies.
When his sister was
killed in prison, Bloody
Bill became crazy with
rage. He would charge
onto battle fields and
torture soldiers by
cutting off their ears.
William “Bloody Bill” Anderson cont.
Gabriel Rene Paul-Missouri
 Gabriel Rene Paul
was a general for the
Union Army during
the Civil War. He
fought during the
Battle of
Chancellorsville and
the Battle of
Gettysburg. During
the Battle of
Gettysburg, he was
seriously wounded
and left blind and
with a very bad sense
of hearing and smell.
Frederick Schaefer-Missouri
 Frederick Schaefer was an
immigrant from Germany
who served the Union army
as a colonel during the Civil
War. He served in the 2nd
Missouri Infantry and fought
in the Battle of Pea Ridge, the
Battle of Stones River, and
the Siege of Corinth.
Frederick was killed in action
during the Battle of Stones
River.
Charles W. Blair-Kansas
 Charles Blair was a brigadier general who
served for the Union army in 3 different
Kansas regiments, the 2nd Kansas Infantry,
the 2nd Kansas Cavalry, and the 14th Kansas
Cavalry. He fought in many battles, such as
The Battle of Wilson’s Creek, the First Battle
of Newtonia, the Battle of Westport, and the
Battle of Mine Creek. Charles survived the
war and died in 1899.
Caleb Pratt-Kansas
 Caleb Pratt was a
Second Lieutenant who
served in the Union
Army. Caleb joined the
army in 1861 as a
Company D, Kansas 1st
Infantry Regiment. The
first battle that he
fought in was the Battle
of Wilson’s Creek where
he was shot and killed.
William Weer-Kansas
 William Weer served in the Union Army and is
noted for his actions at the Trans-Mississippi
Theatre. Prior to the war, Weer was an attorney
general for Kansas, and then joined the Kansas
regiment. He fought in the Battle of Locust Grove,
the First Battle of Newtonia, the Battle of Old Fort
Wayne, the Battle of Cane Hill, the Battle of
Prairie Grove, and the Battle of Westport. He was
dismissed from the army after a court-martial.
John Poindexter-Missouri

John Poindexter was a colonel during the
Civil War for the Confederate Army. He
fought in many battles such as the Siege of
Lexington, Battle of Roan’s Tan Yard, Battle
of Pea Ridge and Battle of Compton’s Ferry.
On September 1st, Poindexter was captured
by the Union. He was tried for being a
“guerilla” but was found not guilty.
However he received threats from the
Unionists who called him a bushwhacker
and the Confederates who considered him
a traitor. Poindexter died of poor health on
April 14, 1869.
James Cunningham-Missouri

James Cunningham was a soldier who
served during the Civil War for the Union
Army. He was a Private who served in the
regiment Company D, 8th Missouri
Infantry. He participated in the Siege of
Vicksburg, where he was one of 79
survivors who was awarded a Medal of
Honor for gallantry.
John Noland-Kansas

John Noland was a
black man who
fought for the
Confederacy. He
sometimes followed
William Quantrill
on his raids. By the
other raiders, John
was described as “a
man among men.”
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Kansas during the Civil War mostly supported
the Union.
Missouri during the Civil War was extremely
divided between the Union and the
Confederacy.
Some important events that took place during
or may have helped to trigger the Civil War
were the Missouri Compromise, Bleeding
Kansas, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and
slavery.
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During the Civil War, Kansas was anti-slavery
and Missouri was pro-slavery.
A group of people called Quantrill’s Raiders
and the James-Younger gang raided towns
and used violence to support the
Confederacy.
Many people fought for both the Confederacy
and the Union Armies during the Civil War,
and many were shot and killed, but all
believed what they were fighting for.
Conclusion
THE UNION
WINS THE CIVIL
WAR!!!!