Young's History of Lafayette County, Missouri; 2
Young's History of Lafayette County, Missouri; 2

Author: William 1842- Young

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2021-09-09

Total Pages: 490

ISBN-13: 9781013865404

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

More Generals in Gray
More Generals in Gray

Author: Bruce S. Allardice

Publisher: LSU Press

Published: 2006-04

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 0807155748

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Presents a biographical sketch, photograph, and short bibliography of 137 Confederate generals who attained their rank through a route other than presidential appointment and have therefore been largely overlooked in historical accounts of the Civil War.

Lexington
Lexington

Author: Roger E. Slusher

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 1467110337

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Although best known for the cannonball in a column of its Greek Revival courthouse, Lexington was also an outfitting stop on the Santa Fe Trail. Merchants and freighters such as the Aull brothers and Russell, Majors, and Waddell contributed to its prominence, as did steamboats transporting large quantities of hemp and tobacco. Following the Battle of Lexington, Union occupation, and robberies by the James-Younger Gang, the railroads' need for coal led to the expansion of local mines and an influx of immigrants. New prosperity also led to the founding of four private schools, including Wentworth Military Academy. Providing entertainment for the miners was the notorious Block 42, which extended through Prohibition and the Depression. Since that time, Lexington has become a regional service center and a tourist destination.

Alexander William Doniphan
Alexander William Doniphan

Author: Roger D. Launius

Publisher: University of Missouri Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 9780826211323

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The key to Doniphan's prominence as a Missouri attorney, military leader, politician, and businessman from the 1830s to the 1880s lay in his persistent moderation on the critical issues of his day. The author describes Doniphan's success as a brigadier general of the Missouri State Militia in the war with Mexico in 1846, his influence as a Missouri Whig, and his choice not to fight in the Civil War. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Guerrilla Warfare in Civil War Missouri, Volume III, January-August 1864
Guerrilla Warfare in Civil War Missouri, Volume III, January-August 1864

Author: Bruce Nichols

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-01-21

Total Pages: 489

ISBN-13: 0786438134

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This book is a thorough study of all known guerrilla operations in Civil War Missouri from January through August 1864. It explores the various tactics each side used to try to gain advantage, with regional differences affected by the differing personalities of commanders. The author utilizes both well-known and obscure sources (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 describe how they operated 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 to reveal the relationship of seemingly isolated events to other events. The book also studies the counteractions of an array of different types of Union troops to show how differences in training, leadership and experience affected actions in the field.