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If Wilsons Creek was a Southern victory, why is it called the battle that saved Missouri for the Union?

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If Wilsons Creek was a Southern victory, why is it called the battle that saved Missouri for the Union?

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A. Following the battle, the two principal Southern commanders disagreed about their next course of action, and did not follow up their advantage. In addition, the defeats at Wilson’s Creek and Lexington, Missouri (September 20, 1861) convinced Federal authorities to increase Union military activity in Missouri, setting the stage for the decisive Union victory at Pea Ridge, Arkansas in March 1862.