The American Civil War - This Mighty Scourge of War

108 The American Civil War

gathered and triggered a riol that left

28 civilians and two soldiers dead and
dozens more wounded.
Days later. Lyon and Jackson met to
discuss the future of Missouri in the hope of
avoiding more bloodshed. The meeting

ended when Lyon refused to concede to the
Governor's demands. 'Rather then
concede to the State of Missouri for one
instant the right to dictate to my
Government in any matter,' he defiantly

This lithograph shows Franz Sigel, the leader of

German-Americans in the war who served under

Nathaniel Lyon during the Missouri campaign, being

inspired by Lyon, who was killed during the Battle of

Wilson's Creek. (Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection.

Brown University Library)

remarked, 'I would see you ... and every

man, woman, and child in the State, dead

and buried. This means war.'

Ironically, the move to suppress

Confederate sympathy had in fact fueled