Author: Jeffrey L. Patrick
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781933337791
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
In early 1861, most Missourians hoped they could remain neutral in the upcoming conflict between North and South. In fact, a popularly elected state convention voted in March of that year that "no adequate cause" existed to compel Missouri to leave the Union. Instead, Missourians saw themselves as ideologically centered between the radical notions of abolition and secession. By summer 1861, however, the situation had deteriorated dramatically. Because of the actions of politicians and soldiers such as Missouri Gov. Claiborne Jackson and Union Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, Missourians found themselves forced to take sides. In this updated edition, author Jeffrey Patrick tells the fascinating story of high-stakes military gambles, aggressive leadership, and lost opportunities. Campaign for Wilson's Creek is a tale of unique military units, untried but determined commanders, colorful volunteers, and professional soldiers. The first major campaign of the Civil War to take place west of the Mississippi River guaranteed that Missourians would be engaged in a long, cruel civil war within the larger, national struggle.
Campaign for Wilson's Creek
Author: Jeffrey L. Patrick
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781933337791
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
In early 1861, most Missourians hoped they could remain neutral in the upcoming conflict between North and South. In fact, a popularly elected state convention voted in March of that year that "no adequate cause" existed to compel Missouri to leave the Union. Instead, Missourians saw themselves as ideologically centered between the radical notions of abolition and secession. By summer 1861, however, the situation had deteriorated dramatically. Because of the actions of politicians and soldiers such as Missouri Gov. Claiborne Jackson and Union Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, Missourians found themselves forced to take sides. In this updated edition, author Jeffrey Patrick tells the fascinating story of high-stakes military gambles, aggressive leadership, and lost opportunities. Campaign for Wilson's Creek is a tale of unique military units, untried but determined commanders, colorful volunteers, and professional soldiers. The first major campaign of the Civil War to take place west of the Mississippi River guaranteed that Missourians would be engaged in a long, cruel civil war within the larger, national struggle.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781933337791
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
In early 1861, most Missourians hoped they could remain neutral in the upcoming conflict between North and South. In fact, a popularly elected state convention voted in March of that year that "no adequate cause" existed to compel Missouri to leave the Union. Instead, Missourians saw themselves as ideologically centered between the radical notions of abolition and secession. By summer 1861, however, the situation had deteriorated dramatically. Because of the actions of politicians and soldiers such as Missouri Gov. Claiborne Jackson and Union Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, Missourians found themselves forced to take sides. In this updated edition, author Jeffrey Patrick tells the fascinating story of high-stakes military gambles, aggressive leadership, and lost opportunities. Campaign for Wilson's Creek is a tale of unique military units, untried but determined commanders, colorful volunteers, and professional soldiers. The first major campaign of the Civil War to take place west of the Mississippi River guaranteed that Missourians would be engaged in a long, cruel civil war within the larger, national struggle.
Kansans at Wilson's Creek
Author: Richard W. Hatcher (III.)
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781881366065
Category : Missouri
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781881366065
Category : Missouri
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
The Campaign in Missouri and the Battle of Wilson's Creek, 1861, a Paper Read Before the Missouri Historical Society of St. Louis, March 1880, by Col. William M. Wherry, ...
Author: William Mackey Wherry (Cel.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
The Campaign in Missouri and the Battle of Wilson's Creek, 1861
Author: William Mackey Wherry
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Missouri
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Missouri
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Wilson’s Creek Staff Ride And Battlefield Tour [Illustrated Edition]
Author: Major George E. Knapp
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1782895264
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Includes more than 14 maps and Illustrations Armies of the North and South fought the Battle of Wilson’s Creek about ten miles southwest of Springfield, Missouri, on Saturday, 10 Aug. 1861...While the action at Wilson’s Creek was small compared to that at Gettysburg or Chickamauga, it remains significant and useful to students of military history. ...The Union defeat in battle and the death of General Nathaniel Lyon, so closely following the disaster at First Bull Run, caused the North to adopt a more serious attitude about the war and to realize that victory would come only with detailed planning and proper resourcing. Thus, the Union reinforced Missouri with soldiers and weapons during the fall and winter of 1861-62, while the Confederacy applied its scanty resources elsewhere. Although the exiled pro-Confederate state government voted to secede and sent delegates to Richmond, Virginia, Missouri effectively remained in the Union. Any questions about Missouri’s fate were settled at the Battle of Pea Ridge in March 1862, when Union forces turned back the last significant Confederate threat to Missouri. Wilson’s Creek was a “first battle” for most of the soldiers who fought there. First battles often provide armies with special insights into the application of military art and science, and Wilson’s Creek was no exception. The Mexican War model of organization and combined arms battle was generally confirmed, but some key observations relating to technology and command and control emerged as well...In addition, artillery proved decisive at several key moments during the fighting. Cavalry, on its part, proved to be much less valuable, and this fact hinted at lessons to be learned later in the Civil War. Ultimately, the infantry of both sides played out the drama, and many of the most useful insights came from that branch.
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1782895264
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Includes more than 14 maps and Illustrations Armies of the North and South fought the Battle of Wilson’s Creek about ten miles southwest of Springfield, Missouri, on Saturday, 10 Aug. 1861...While the action at Wilson’s Creek was small compared to that at Gettysburg or Chickamauga, it remains significant and useful to students of military history. ...The Union defeat in battle and the death of General Nathaniel Lyon, so closely following the disaster at First Bull Run, caused the North to adopt a more serious attitude about the war and to realize that victory would come only with detailed planning and proper resourcing. Thus, the Union reinforced Missouri with soldiers and weapons during the fall and winter of 1861-62, while the Confederacy applied its scanty resources elsewhere. Although the exiled pro-Confederate state government voted to secede and sent delegates to Richmond, Virginia, Missouri effectively remained in the Union. Any questions about Missouri’s fate were settled at the Battle of Pea Ridge in March 1862, when Union forces turned back the last significant Confederate threat to Missouri. Wilson’s Creek was a “first battle” for most of the soldiers who fought there. First battles often provide armies with special insights into the application of military art and science, and Wilson’s Creek was no exception. The Mexican War model of organization and combined arms battle was generally confirmed, but some key observations relating to technology and command and control emerged as well...In addition, artillery proved decisive at several key moments during the fighting. Cavalry, on its part, proved to be much less valuable, and this fact hinted at lessons to be learned later in the Civil War. Ultimately, the infantry of both sides played out the drama, and many of the most useful insights came from that branch.
Wilson's Creek
Author: William Garrett Piston
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 9780807855751
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
In the summer of 1861, Americans were preoccupied by the question of which states would join the secession movement and which would remain loyal to the Union. This question was most fractious in the border states of Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri. In Mi
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 9780807855751
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
In the summer of 1861, Americans were preoccupied by the question of which states would join the secession movement and which would remain loyal to the Union. This question was most fractious in the border states of Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri. In Mi
Wilson's Creek, Pea Ridge, and Prairie Grove
Author: Christopher Lawrence Brest
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803273665
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
A useful guidebook for the significant Civil War battles of Wilson's Creek, Pear Ridge, and Prairie Grove.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803273665
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
A useful guidebook for the significant Civil War battles of Wilson's Creek, Pear Ridge, and Prairie Grove.
The Battle of Wilson's Creek, August 10, 1861
Author: Battle of Wilson's Creek Commemorative Committee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Wilson's Creek, Battle of, Mo., 1861
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Wilson's Creek, Battle of, Mo., 1861
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
The Lyon Campaign in Missouri
Author: Eugene F. Ware
Publisher: Press of the Camp Pope Bookshop
ISBN: 9780962893605
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Publisher: Press of the Camp Pope Bookshop
ISBN: 9780962893605
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Campaigns of the American Civil War (Classic Reprint)
Author: Gustave Joseph Fiebeger
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780260256560
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Excerpt from Campaigns of the American Civil War Preliminary operations. - The West Virginia campaign. - Rich Mountain. Carricks Ford - The Kanawha. - The Bull Run campaign in Vir ginia. - Battle of Bull Run. - Wilson Creek Campaign in Miss ouri. - Lexington. - Be1mont. - Advance into Kentucky. - Operations along Atlantic Coast in 1861. - Southeast Virginia and North Carolina. - South Carolina. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780260256560
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Excerpt from Campaigns of the American Civil War Preliminary operations. - The West Virginia campaign. - Rich Mountain. Carricks Ford - The Kanawha. - The Bull Run campaign in Vir ginia. - Battle of Bull Run. - Wilson Creek Campaign in Miss ouri. - Lexington. - Be1mont. - Advance into Kentucky. - Operations along Atlantic Coast in 1861. - Southeast Virginia and North Carolina. - South Carolina. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.