Missouri State Guard

Missouri State Guard
State flag (Missouri State Guard)
Active1861–1865
DisbandedMay 11, 1865[a]
Country Confederate States
AllegianceMissouri
TypeState Guard
Size23,000–28,000 (1861)
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
Commanders
Commander in Chief1861–1862  Claiborne F. Jackson
1862–1865  Thomas C. Reynolds
Major-GeneralMaj. Gen. Sterling Price
Adjutant-GeneralBrig. Gen. Warwick Hough

The Missouri State Guard (MSG) was a military force established by the Missouri General Assembly on May 11, 1861. While not a formation of the Confederate States Army, the Missouri State Guard fought alongside Confederate troops and, at various times, served under Confederate officers.[1]


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  1. ^ Beers, Henry Putney (1986). The Confederacy: A Guide to the Archives of the Government of the Confederate States of America. Washington, DC: NARA. p. 329. ISBN 0-911333-18-5. LCCN 86008362. OCLC 13425465. OL 2715333M.