The last hurrah : Sterling Price's Missouri Expedition of 1864 / / Kyle S. Sinisi

• Autore: Sinisi Kyle S. <1962->
• Pubblicazione: Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2015]; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (470 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.7/37
• Soggetto topico: Price's Missouri Expedition, 1864
• Soggetto geografico: United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Cavalry operations; Missouri History Civil War, 1861-1865; Kansas History Civil War, 1861-1865
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Sterling Price is the state of Missouri -- We suspect Missouri is the objective -- To the Arcadia Valley -- General my brigade never flickered -- For god's sake give me authority to do something -- D--n the state, I wish I had never seen it -- You are home boys, and I do not want to hurt you -- Men of Kansas, rally! -- A beautiful and exciting scene -- I can stop price at this crossing -- A desperate stand at Brush Creek -- Rebels, rebels, fire, fire -- Lost opportunity at Hart Grove Creek -- Musketry like swarms of lightning bugs -- I don't give no quarters nor will I ask anny -- We all experienced tribulation this day -- There is not an enemy in a hundred miles -- A land of starvation -- Aftermath.
• Sommario/riassunto: <span><span>In the late summer of 1864, Confederate General Sterling Price led a last ditch attempt to liberate Missouri from Union occupation and brutal guerrilla warfare. Price's invading army was like few others seen during the Civil War. </span><span>This is the story of his invasion from its politically charged planning to its starving retreat.</span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span>
• Titolo autorizzato: The last hurrah
• ISBN: 0-7425-4536-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814514503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: American crisis series.