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Main focus of the war in the west

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Early in the war, the focus was on two key states: Missouri and Kentucky. The Union cause would have been crippled if either had been lost. Missouri was kept in the Union primarily due to Captain Nathaniel Lyon's successes, particularly his victory at Boonville in June.

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