A Burned Land - The Trans-Mississippi in the Civil War

Often neglected by historians, actions in Missouri and Kansas had an important influence on the course of the Civil War, with profound effects for the communities and people in the region. Outside of Virginia and Tennessee, Missouri was perhaps the most hotly contested territory during the war. The fighting in Missouri culminated with an expedition that re-wrote the books on tactics and the use of mounted infantry.
This book focuses on the experiences of the soldiers, officers and civilians on both sides. The author brings to life the events in the region that contributed to the internecine strife in the Western Theater.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Prelude

¿1.¿"Our Once Happy Land"

¿2.¿Union Militia

¿3.¿Confederates

¿4.¿Months of Discontent

¿5.¿Arcadia Valley Confluence

¿6.¿Objective: St. Louis

¿7.¿Retribution

¿8.¿Trial at Westport

¿9.¿Blue Grass Ridges

10.¿A Newtonia Gallop

11.¿Afterword

Epilogue

Appendix I: Supreme Court Dred Scott Decision

Appendix II: The Palmyra Massacre

Appendix III: Removal Order for Persons on Missouri Border

Appendix IV: Special Order for Shooting Six Confederate Prisoners

Appendix V: Battle of Fort Davidson/Pilot Knob

Appendix VI: Vitt's Mill, Union, Missouri

Appendix VII: Battle of Westport and Byram's Ford

Appendix VIII: Missouri State Guard and Confederate Troops

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the author

U.S. Army veteran and retired Department of Defense Intelligence analyst, Robert R. Laven lives in Creve Coeur, Missouri.

Product details

• Authors: Robert R. Laven
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781476675589
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-7558-9
• No. of pages: 194
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 245 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / Historiography, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, c 1800 to c 1900, Historiography, United States of America, USA, Battles & campaigns, c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, Specific wars and military campaigns