| The Battle of Mine Creek: The Crushing End of the Missouri Campaign Contributor(s): Stalnaker, Jeffrey D. (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 160949332X ISBN-13: 9781609493325 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - United States - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi |
| Dewey: 978.103 |
| LCCN: 2011036868 |
| Series: Civil War |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.45 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Missouri - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1864, Union troops controlled much of the South, Sherman's men marched with impunity through Georgia and defeat at Gettysburg was a painful and distant memory. The Confederacy needed to stem the tide. Confederate major general Sterling Price led an army of twelve thousand troops on a desperate charge through Missouri to deliver the state to the Confederacy and dash President Lincoln's hopes for reelection. This daring campaign culminated with the Battle of Mine Creek. A severely outnumbered Union army crushed the Confederate forces in one of the war's largest and most audacious cavalry charges. Historian Jeff Stalnaker puts the reader in the saddle with the Union troopers as they destroy all hope for Rebel victory in the Trans-Mississippi. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stalnaker, Jeffrey D.: - Jeff Stalnaker lives in Mission, Kansas, with his wife, Jen, his daughter, Emma, and two dogs and a cat. He has a degree from the University of Kansas, with an emphasis in history and political science, is an avid student of history and is a local Kansas City singer/songwriter. He is also a World War II living historian, reenacting both the U.S. Army and British army. |