<P> During the American Civil War , Missouri was a hotly contested border state populated by both Union and Confederate sympathizers . It sent armies , generals , and supplies to both sides , was represented with a star on both flags , maintained dual governments , and endured a bloody neighbor - against - neighbor intrastate war within the larger national war . </P>
<P> During the American Civil War , Missouri was a hotly contested border state populated by both Union and Confederate sympathizers . It sent armies , generals , and supplies to both sides , was represented with a star on both flags , maintained dual governments , and endured a bloody neighbor - against - neighbor intrastate war within the larger national war . </P>
who did missouri fight for in the civil war
who did missouri fight for in the civil war
both Union and Confederate
both Union and Confederate