Bloody Hill: The Civil War Battle of Wilson's Creek

by William Riley Brooksher

Overview

This narrative about Wilson's Creek starts with the backdrop of issues -- from abolition to succession -- in Missouri preceding the Civil War and continues to cover early war issues, such as the search for the Swamp Fox and Battle of Boonville, before cumulating with the Battle of Wilson's Creek and its sub-battle at Bloody Hill.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781574882056
Publisher:	Potomac Books
Publication date:	12/01/1999
Pages:	282
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.68(d)

Editorial Reviews

Paper edition reprint of the 1995 work about which Book News wrote: "Recounts the summer 1861 battle in Missouri, the bloodiest major engagement of the war up to that time, and argues that the loss of Missouri at this point, coupled with the debacle at Bull Run, might have proved catastrophic for the Union." The author has written or co-written a number of books and magazine articles on the Civil War. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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