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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461192603321

Autore

Lause Mark A

Titolo

Price's lost campaign [[electronic resource] ] : the 1864 invasion of Missouri / / Mark A. Lause

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Columbia, Mo., : University of Missouri Press, 2011

ISBN

0-8262-7263-0

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

264 p

Collana

Shades of blue and gray series

Disciplina

973.737

Soggetti

Price's Missouri Expedition, 1864

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Prologue: The sacred soil of Missouri, the state, the army, and the department -- 1. The beginning. Of conquest and liberation : from Arkansas into Missouri ; September 27 : from Pilot Knob through Potosi to Centralia ; Sounding the alarm: the road to Rolla -- 2. The primary goal. The mysteries of St. Louis : myths and realities in the city's defense ; At the gates of the metropolis : Pacific and Union -- 3. The secondary goal. The turning point : from the Bourbeuse to the Gasconade ; The Westward march : from Boeuf Creek to the Osage River ; The capital : from the Osage River to Jefferson City -- Epilogue: Shaping the memory of a Civil War campaign -- Appendix A: Timetable of the Missouri Campaign, August 29-October 8, 1864 -- Appendix B: Engaged units.

Sommario/riassunto

Examines Price's Raid, the Confederate attempt to defeat the Republicans in the Federal election by influencing voters in Missouri. Looks at the political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of the Raid.