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The focus early in the war is on two critical states: Missouri and Kentucky.
The loss of either will be a crippling blow to the Union cause.
Primarily because of the successes of Captain Nathaniel Lyon and his victory at Boonville in June, Missouri is held in the Union.
General Lyon has chased Governor Jackson and approximately four thousand State Militia from the State Capital at Jefferson City and from Boonville, where he remains, refitting and re-supplying his command until July 3, 1861.