The Civil War in Missouri: A Military History

by Louis S. Gerteis

Book Overview

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 to define itself. Such notions, however, are far from an accurate picture of the Midwest state's contributions to the war's outcome. Though traditionally...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826219721
• ISBN13: 9780826219725
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.6" x 9.6"