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Old 12-09-2011, 06:08 PM   #6464
tarcone
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Originally Posted by larrymcg421 View Post
Not entirely accurate. They were a border state and while many people from Missouri fought for the Confederacy, almost three times as many fought for the Union.

I know. I live here. I live it every day.

You could have split the state in half. Northern part of the state (I70 north) was Union.
That is St Louis and KC included.
The Southern half was Confederate. Thats how our politics still work today.
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