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

Author:   Robert R. Laven
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9781476675589


Pages:   194
Publication Date:   31 January 2019
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Robert R. Laven
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.245kg
ISBN:  

9781476675589


ISBN 10:   1476675589
Pages:   194
Publication Date:   31 January 2019
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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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

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Impressively informative...exceptionally well written...meticulous attention to historical detail...a welcome valued addition --Midwest Book Review.


“Impressively informative...exceptionally well written...meticulous attention to historical detail...a welcome valued addition”—Midwest Book Review.


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

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