| Description |
264 p. : ill., map, ports. ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Shades of blue and gray series |
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Shades of blue and gray series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-256) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Subject |
Price's Missouri Expedition, 1864.
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Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Price, Sterling, 1809-1867.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
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| ISBN |
9780826219497 |
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0826219497 |
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