The Civil War in Missouri [electronic resource] : a military history / Louis S. Gerteis.

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Guerrilla warfare, border fights, and unorganized skirmishes are all too often the only battles associated with Missouri during the Civil War. Combined with the state's distance from both sides' capitals, this misguided impression paints Missouri as an insignificant player in the nation's struggle t...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Shades of blue and gray series.
Main Author: Gerteis, Louis S.
Language:English
Published: Columbia, Mo. ; London : University of Missouri Press, c2012.
Series:Shades of blue and gray series.
Subjects:
Missouri > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2012 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
EBSCO eBooks: 2012 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2012 (EBSCO)
eBook High School Collection (EBSCOhost): 2012 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
The Civil War in Missouri: A Military History
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • "Your first allegiance"
  • "Formidable preparations ... by the enemy"
  • "In the Valley of Wilson's Creek"
  • "Tell my wife that I died like a brave man for Missouri"
  • "There is no rebel flag now flying in Missouri"
  • "He saw the rebellion vanishing before him"
  • Conclusion.