Guerrilla Warfare in Civil War Missouri, Volume IV, September 1864-June 1865

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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This book is a thorough study of all known guerrilla operations in Civil War Missouri between September 1864 and June 1865. It explores different tactics each side attempted to gain advantage over each other, with regional differences as influenced by the personalities of local commanders. The author utilizes both well-known and obscure sources (including military and government records, private accounts, county and other local histories, period and later newspapers, and secondary sources published after the war) to identify which Southern partisan leaders and groups operated in which areas of Missouri, and how their kinds of warfare evolved.This work presents the actions of Southern guerrilla forces and Confederate behind-Union-lines recruiters chronologically by region so that readers may see the relationship of seemingly isolated events to other events. The book also studies the counteractions of an array of different types of Union troops fighting guerrillas in Missouri to show how differences in training, leadership and experience affected actions in the field.

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Utgivningsdatum2014-04-29
Mått178 x 254 x 24 mm
Vikt807 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor464
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786475841

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Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionOne: Fall 1864 in Southwest MissouriTwo: Fall 1864 in Southeast MissouriThree: Fall 1864 in the St. Louis AreaFour: Fall 1864 in Northeast Missouri Including CentraliaFive: Fall 1864 in Northeast Missouri After CentraliaSix: Fall 1864 in Northwest Missouri South of the Missouri RiverSeven: Fall 1864 in Northwest Missouri North of the Missouri RiverEight: First Six Weeks of Winter 1864–1865 Across MissouriNine: Last Seven Weeks of Winter 1864–1865 Across MissouriTen: Spring 1865 in Southwest MissouriEleven: Spring 1865 in Southeast MissouriTwelve: Spring 1865 in Northeast MissouriThirteen: Spring 1865 in Northwest MissouriAfterwordNotesBibliographyIndex

“Nichols’ impressive four volumes will undoubtedly be the standard encyclopedia of guerilla activities in Missouri for years to come. No historian interested in Civil War guerrilla warfare should be without the entire set. Nichols is to be congratulated for his excellent work in documenting this dark but pivotal time in Missouri’s history...highly recommended”—Civil War News; “monumental...nothing remotely approaching the scale of this undertaking has been attempted before on this topic, and these meticulously researched tomes will almost certainly stand the test of time as essential reference tools”—The Civil War Monitor; recommended”—ARBA; “a detailed chronological account...meticulous assessment of a wide variety of sources...Nichols also shines a light on lesser-known figures and events”—Missouri Historical Review.