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Crime in St. Louis, Missouri: Gangs in St. Louis, Missouri, Bottoms Gang, Egan's Rats, Black P. Stones, Camp Jackson Affair
Crime in St Louis Missouri Gangs in St Louis Missouri Bottoms Gang Egan's Rats Black P Stones Camp Jackson Affair Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Gangs in St. Louis, Missouri, Bottoms Gang, Egan's Rats, Black P. Stones, Camp Jackson Affair, St. Louis Crime Family, Crime and Social Issues of St. Louis, Mi... more »ssouri. Excerpt: Coordinates : 38°38 12 N 90°14 12 W / 38.636551°N 90.236721°W / 38.636551; -90.236721St. Louis RiotThe Camp Jackson Affair was an incident of civil unrest in the American Civil War on May 10, 1861, when Union military forces clashed with civilians on the streets of St. Louis, Missouri , resulting in the deaths of at least 28 people and injuries to another 100. The highly publicized affair polarized the border state of Missouri , leading some citizens to advocate secession and others to support the Union , thus setting the stage for sustained violence between the opposing factions.Background In March 1861 the Missouri Constitutional Convention of 1861 voted 98 to 1 to stay in the Union but not supply weapons or men to either side if war broke out. The security of a large munitions depot became an immediate flash point. On April 20, 1861, eight days after the start of the war at Fort Sumter , a pro-Confederate mob at Liberty, Missouri , seized the Liberty Arsenal and made off with about 1,000 rifles and muskets. This set the stage for fears that Confederates would also seize the much larger St. Louis Arsenal , which had nearly 40,000 rifles and muskets the most of any slave state .Union Captain Nathaniel Lyon hastily raised a militia , gained control of the arsenal (which was under the command of Peter V. Hagner ), and started sending all but 10,000 rifles and muskets to Illinois . Lyon's militia had been recruited from German immigrants and members of the Wide Awakes political organization. The Germans in particular were unpopular with many native-born Missourians with Southern backgrounds, who deeply re...« less