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Under the command of John C. Fremont (Fremont and Pope did not get along - not a surprise - and Pope was trying to get Fremont's job), Pope during the summer of 1861 was tasked with maintaining order in northeastern Missouri; which was racked by guerrilla warfare, with innumberable bands of night riders swirling sporadically cross country, wrecking bridges, despoiling the farms of Unionists, and in general stirring up trouble. Pope responded aggressively and in a short while this part of the state no longer offered any great problems. But it was still going on in other parts of Missouri where bands of marauders were out to settle old scores with private foes, and by others "who find an enemy wherever they find plunder".
Under the command of John C. Fremont (Fremont and Pope did not get along - not a surprise - and Pope was trying to get Fremont's job), Pope during the summer of 1861 was tasked with maintaining order in northeastern Missouri; which was racked by guerrilla warfare, with innumberable bands of night riders swirling sporadically cross country, wrecking bridges, despoiling the farms of Unionists, and in general stirring up trouble. Pope responded aggressively and in a short while this part of the state no longer offered any great problems. But it was still going on in other parts of Missouri where bands of marauders were out to settle old scores with private foes, and by others "who find an enemy wherever they find plunder".
The unvarnished energy of this guerrilla warfare and Fremont's desire to take his army and move down the river led Fremont in August 1861 to implement a war measure by which he proposed to "bring the penalties of rebellion home to every man found striving against the Union". Basically the imposition of martial law throughout Missouri or at least wherever the army was in control.
The unvarnished energy of this guerrilla warfare and Fremont's desire to take his army and move down the river led Fremont in August 1861 to implement a war measure by which he proposed to "bring the penalties of rebellion home to every man found striving against the Union". Basically the imposition of martial law throughout Missouri or at least wherever the army was in control.
This was in effect the end of neutrality and a basic change in the character of the war. A general in the field was about to displace the civil government, set bondsmen free, and bring in firing squads to settle neighborhood disputes; turning things into an unlimited war rather than a mere fight to put down a rebellion.
This was in effect the end of neutrality and a basic change in the character of the war. A general in the field was about to displace the civil government, set bondsmen free, and bring in firing squads to settle neighborhood disputes; turning things into an unlimited war rather than a mere fight to put down a rebellion.
Unable to persuade Fremont to revoke the emancipation clause, Lincoln decided Frémont had to go. He issued an order removing Frémont from command of the Western Department on 2 November 1861. Lincoln's actions prompted much hostility among Radical Republicans throughout the North. Lincoln himself later privately stated his sympathy for Frémont, noting that the first reformer in some area often overreaches and fails, but he continued to insist that Frémont had exceeded his authority and endangered the Union cause.
Unable to persuade Fremont to revoke the emancipation clause, Lincoln decided Frémont had to go. He issued an order removing Frémont from command of the Western Department on 2 November 1861. Lincoln's actions prompted much hostility among Radical Republicans throughout the North. Lincoln himself later privately stated his sympathy for Frémont, noting that the first reformer in some area often overreaches and fails, but he continued to insist that Frémont had exceeded his authority and endangered the Union cause.
Here are some questions John Scales provided to guide your research prior to the January 24, 2019 meeting of the Little Round Table.
Here are some questions John Scales provided to guide your research prior to the January 24, 2019 meeting of the Little Round Table.
1. After graduating from West Point, what activity did Pope primarily perform in the pre-war army?
1. After graduating from West Point, what activity did Pope primarily perform in the pre-war army?
2. Why was he, a captain in the army, almost court-martialed in early 1861 and who saved him?
2. Why was he, a captain in the army, almost court-martialed in early 1861 and who saved him?
3. What duty did he perform almost immediately thereafter and why was he chosen for this duty?
3. What duty did he perform almost immediately thereafter and why was he chosen for this duty?
4. After Lincoln's inauguration, what job did he apply for and what job and rank did he actually get?
4. After Lincoln's inauguration, what job did he apply for and what job and rank did he actually get?
5. What discouraged and failed former officer did he encourage as a part of his duties?
5. What discouraged and failed former officer did he encourage as a part of his duties?
6. In northern Missouri, what technique did he attempt to use to suppress the small guerrilla groups (which briefly included a young man named Samuel Clemens) raiding the local railroads, and what happened to the technique?
6. In northern Missouri, what technique did he attempt to use to suppress the small guerrilla groups (which briefly included a young man named Samuel Clemens) raiding the local railroads, and what happened to the technique?
7. Deployed south of the Missouri River in December, what was his mission and how well did he perform it?
7. Deployed south of the Missouri River in December, what was his mission and how well did he perform it?
8. In February 1862, what was he assigned to do?
8. In February 1862, what was he assigned to do?
9. Why did he pick Commerce, MO as a base?
9. Why did he pick Commerce, MO as a base?
10. What were the two key tactical moves (one Army, one Navy) that led him to success at Island Number 10?
10. What were the two key tactical moves (one Army, one Navy) that led him to success at Island Number 10?
11. What was his next mission and what happened to it?
11. What was his next mission and what happened to it?
12. Before he was tapped to move east, what series of actions did he take part in?
12. Before he was tapped to move east, what series of actions did he take part in?
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