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From the hills and valleys of the eastern Confederate states to the sun-drenched plains of Missouri and "Bleeding Kansas," a vicious, clandestine war was fought behind the big-battle clashes of the American Civil War. In the east, John Singleton Mosby became renowned for the daring hit-and-run tactics of his rebel horsemen. Here a relatively civilized war was fought; women and children usually left with a roof over their heads. But along the Kansas-Missouri border it was a far more brutal clash; no quarter given. William Clarke Quantrill and William "Bloody Bill" Anderson became notorious for their savagery.
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Table of ContentsPrologue
¿1.¿"A well-marked passion to fight": Mosby, 1833-1854
¿2.¿Lawrence, 1856
¿3.¿"It means bloody war": Mosby, 1854-1861
¿4.¿"Bleeding Kansas": Quantrill, 1837-1861
¿5.¿"An opportunity to strike": Mosby, 1861-1862
¿6.¿"Cutthroats are coming!" Quantrill, 1861-1862
¿7.¿"Gratification at my success": Mosby, 1862
¿8.¿"There would be no prisoners": Quantrill, 1862
¿9.¿"A prize in the lottery of life": Mosby, 1863
10.¿"We'll descend like thunderbolts": Quantrill and Anderson, 1863-1864
11.¿"An honorable foe": Mosby, 1863-1864
12.¿"I will kill you for being fools": Quantrill and Anderson, 1864
13.¿"Wipe Blazer out": Mosby, 1864
14.¿"The optics of the dead": Anderson, October 1864
15.¿"Unconquered": Mosby, 1865
16.¿"Dark clouds are above me": Quantrill, 1864-1865
17.¿"The South was my country": Mosby, 1865-1916
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About the author
The late Paul Williams worked in the television and film industries as a writer, producer and director. He wrote several books about the American frontier and the Civil War. He lived in Melbourne, Australia.
Summary
From the hills and valleys of Appalachia to the sun-drenched plains of Missouri and "bleeding" Kansas, a violent clandestine war was waged far from the famous Civil War battlefields that saw tens of thousands fall in line of battle. Bands of irregular Rebel cavalry fought a hit-and-run warfare against Union troops and the pro-Union population.
