A tin type of cavalry Trooper Thomas Moody of the 11th Missouri State Militia Cavalry. The Missouri

A tin type of cavalry Trooper Thomas Moody of the 11th Missouri State Militia Cavalry.

The Missouri State Militia have an interesting story as Missouri had divided loyalties during the war but despite this the State Militia fought both Confederate guerrillas and the Confederate Army and helped to keep Missouri in the hands of the Union.