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The Civil War is upon us: The events of April 1861 changed Springfield and the nation forever

The federal troops at Fort Sumter were short of food and supplies. Lincoln notified South Carolina Gov. Francis W. Pickens he was going to send supply ships. This message was met with an ultimatum ...
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Civil War: October 1861 finds a nation and Springfield divided over slavery

The newspaper supported the president through the months leading up to the war, the fall of Fort Sumter in April and the terrible defeat at Bull Run in July. In October, The Republican had to decide ...
The New York Times

THE ARMY AT SPRINGFIELD.; Great Change in the Aspect of Affairs A Battle Expected Soon Visit to the Wilson's Creek Battle-ground Zagonyi's Charge.

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THE CAMPAIGN IN MISSOURI.; OUR SPRINGFIELD CORRESPONDENCE. THE EXPECTED BATTLE A HUMBUG--WHEREABOUTS OF PRICE AND MCCULLOCH--DEPREDATIONS ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Friday, Nov. 8, 1861. It is getting to be quite generally believed that the battle, so much expected a few days since, was a little bit of humbug, gotten up by the friends of the ...