Colonels in Blue--Missouri and the Western States and Territories: A Civil War Biographical Dictionary

by Roger D. Hunt

Overview

This biographical dictionary catalogs the Union army colonels who commanded regiments from Missouri and the western States and Territories during the Civil War. The seventh volume in a series documenting Union army colonels, this book details the lives of officers who did not advance beyond that rank. Included for each colonel are brief biographical excerpts and any available photographs, many of them published for the first time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476636856
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	11/07/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	249
File size:	34 MB
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Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Roger D. Hunt, a retired software engineer, has published works on Union colonels from the New England states, New York, Pennsylvania, the Mid-Atlantic states, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, the Mid-Western states, and the Western states and territories. He lives in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Roger D. Hunt, a retired software engineer, has published works on Union colonels from the New England states, New York, Pennsylvania, the Mid-Atlantic states, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, the Mid-Western states, and the Western states and territories. He lives in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
Missouri
Regiments 3
Biographies 18
Arkansas
Regiments 143
Biographies 143
California
Regiments 148
Biographies 149
Colorado Territory
Regiments 156
Biographies 156
Kansas
Regiments 162
Biographies 165
Louisiana
Regiments 197
Biographies 197
Nebraska Territory
Regiments 204
Biographies 204
Nevada Territory
Regiments 207
Biographies 207
New Mexico Territory
Regiments 209
Biographies 210
Oregon
Regiments 213
Biographies 213
Texas
Regiments 216
Biographies 216
Washington Territory
Regiments 218
Biographies 218
Bibliography 221
Index 237

Editorial Reviews

[Hunt’s] Colonels in Blue series offers new life to a group of individuals often overlooked by mythologized battles and leaders...meticulously researched and organized...Hunt further humanizes and affirms his deep interest in his subjects through the inclusion of postwar data...Hunt’s sleek organizational style makes for easy reading. Even the most experienced researcher is sure to find unfamiliar gems hidden among his research and bibliographical notes.”—Civil War News

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