In writing Civil War in the Ozarks, the late Phillip W. Steele and Steve Cottrell extensively researched the battles on the western front that took place between 1861 and 1865. They looked at the heroes, outlaws, and peacemakers who influenced the role the Ozarks played in the war between the states.
After months of reverses, the Union army was going on the offensive in the spring of 1862 as General McClellan prepared for his Peninsula Campaign.
Civil war buff, family historians and those attempting to understand the psychology of war will find this work of interest. It contains 252 pages including index, bibliography and references.
These are real stories that, paired with photos of soldiers, battlefields, gravestones, and other landmarks, bring the tragedy and suffering of the Bloody Ozarks close to home in a way that is both profound and compelling.
A History of Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas: Being an Account of the Early Settlements, the Civil War, the Ku-Klux,...
Conard, Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, 1:350; Pictorial and Genealogical Record of Greene County, Missouri ... 3:1860 to 1875 (1973; Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2001), 211–13; John Bradbury and Terry Primas, ...
From the apparition of a mysterious warrior who frequents Kemper Military School to the buffalo soldier of Baxter Springs who briefly appears before fading away, this ghostly guide leads readers through a history of the Civil War.
Civil War in the Ozarks - a historical novel based on true stories and legend.
Starr guarded the hostages as Cheney and Wilson set to work relieving the bank of all the cash they could find. Wilson leaped behind the counter and started going through the cashiers' drawers while Cheney entered the vault.
Marmaduke's defeat at the Battle of Springfield in January of 1863 ended the contest, placing the Union firmly in control, but Springfield continued to pulse with activity throughout the war. Historian Larry Wood chronicles this epic story.
The Ozarks region is rich in history, experiencing the Civil War, mining era, Wild West lawlessness, unforgettable tragedies, westward expansion, early pioneers, Native Americans, and much more.