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Born September 20, 1809 • Prince Edward County • Virginia
Died September 29, 1867 (aged 58) • St. Louis • Missouri
Title / Office governor (1852-1861), Missouri
Role In American Civil War • Battle of Pea Ridge • Battle of Wilson’s Creek

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