The Civil War Missouri Compendium: Almost Unabridged

by Joseph W. McCoskrie Jr., Brian Warren

Overview

An informative guide to one of the Civil War’s most ferociously contested theaters: “Concise and fact-filled . . . Excellent.” —Military Review
 
During the Civil War, only Virginia and Tennessee saw more action than Missouri. Ulysses S. Grant first proved his ability there. Sterling Price, a former governor of Missouri, sided with the Confederacy, raised an army, and led it in battle all over the state. Notorious guerrilla warriors “Bloody” Bill Anderson and William Quantrill terrorized communities and confounded Union military commanders.
 
This valuable resource provides a chronological overview of more than three hundred of the documented engagements that took place within Missouri’s borders, furnishing photos, maps, biographical sketches, and military tactics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781439663721
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	05/10/2022
Series:	Civil War Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	129
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Joseph W. McCoskrie Jr. is a Midwest native who graduated from Virginia Military Institute, served in the United States Army for twenty-eight years, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. After more than twenty-five years as a Midwest banking executive, Whit served as an instructor in leadership and American military history for the Army ROTC program at Illinois State University and the University of Missouri. Whit and his wife have two sons, Brian and Robert, and reside in Fulton, Missouri, where he currently spends much of his time speaking on the civil war, writing and as a volunteer tour guide at the National Churchill Museum. Brian Warren studied history at California State University-Northridge and is an entrepreneur, consultant, and writer.