william s. harney was reinstated as commander of the western district and met with price on may 21. they signed the price–harney truce, which left the federal military in charge of st. louis and allowed price's state militia to maintain order in the rest of the state. many missouri unionists considered the agreement a capitulation to jackson and the secessionists and lobbied president abraham lincoln for harney's removal from command. unionists outside of st. louis reported harassment by secessionists, despite harney's implicit understanding that the missouri state guard would protect them, and many fled to st. louis for refuge.