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

• Autore: Lause Mark A
• Pubblicazione: Columbia, Mo., : University of Missouri Press, 2011
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 264 p
• Disciplina: 973.737
• Soggetto topico: Price's Missouri Expedition, 1864
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Price's lost campaign
• ISBN: 0-8262-7263-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461192603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Shades of blue and gray series.