Missouri fielded two brigades in the Civil War. Both fought for the South. In addition, Missouri was a slave state and fought the abolitionist Jayhawkers in Kansas, a bitter rivalry surviving to this day. Finally, Mizzou is a proud member of the SEC. We belong in the southern block. We’ve EARNED it.
My great-great-grandfather lived in SW Missouri at the time of the war and served for 6 months in a Missouri Union company (no combat). He named one of his children for a Union general. His brother who lived in Jackson County fought for the Confederate side.