Price's lost campaign : the 1864 invasion of Missouri / Mark A. Lause.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lause, Mark A.

Series:

Shades of blue and gray series.

Shades of blue and gray series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Price's Missouri Expedition, 1864.

Price, Sterling, 1809-1867.

Price, Sterling.

Missouri--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Missouri.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

United States.

Physical Description:

264 p.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examines Price's Raid, the Confederate attempt to defeat the Republicans in the Federal election by influencing voters in Missouri. Looks at the political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of the Raid.

Contents:

Prologue: The sacred soil of Missouri, the state, the army, and the department

1. The beginning. Of conquest and liberation : from Arkansas into Missouri ; September 27 : from Pilot Knob through Potosi to Centralia ; Sounding the alarm: the road to Rolla

2. The primary goal. The mysteries of St. Louis : myths and realities in the city's defense ; At the gates of the metropolis : Pacific and Union

3. The secondary goal. The turning point : from the Bourbeuse to the Gasconade ; The Westward march : from Boeuf Creek to the Osage River ; The capital : from the Osage River to Jefferson City

Epilogue: Shaping the memory of a Civil War campaign

Appendix A: Timetable of the Missouri Campaign, August 29-October 8, 1864

Appendix B: Engaged units.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780826272638

0826272630

OCLC:

868217752