5th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Union, 3 months)
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5th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Union, 3 months)
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The 5th Missouri Infantry Regiment evolved from a network of several unofficial pro-Unionist militia groups formed semi-secretly in St. Louis in the early months of 1861 by Congressman Francis Preston Blair, Jr. and other Unionist activists. The Fifth Missouri was largely composed of ethnic Germans, who were generally opposed to slavery and strongly supportive of the Unionist cause. Although initially without any official standing, beginning on April 22, 1861, the militia regiments Blair helped
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_Missouri_Infantry_Regiment_(Union,_3_months)
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2023-01-06T07:25:56Z
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