"The Battle Raged... With Terrible Fury: " Battlefield Archaeology of Pea Ridge National Military Park

by U.S. National Park Service

The first years of the Civil War in the west focused on the question of the allegiance of Missouri. Southern sympathizers in the state wished to secede and join the pro-slavery cause, but were prevented from doing so by a large Unionist population focused in St. Louis and in other areas of the state. The August, 1861 battle of Wilson's Creek did little to settle the question, as neither side gained complete control of the state. A strong Union military...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150275410X
• ISBN13: 9781502754103
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"