St. Louis Civil War Sites and the Fight for Freedom.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Downs, Peter.

Series:

Civil War Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic sites--Missouri--Saint Louis.

Saint Louis (Mo.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Saint Louis (Mo.).

Missouri--Saint Louis.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Arcadia Publishing Inc., 2022.

Summary:

The Monuments of a Divided State St. Louis was at the center of several key Civil War events from the Dred Scott decision through the Mississippi Campaign that cut the Confederate States in two. Visit the site from which enslaved people tried to cross the Mississippi River to the free state of Illinois. Discover how hundreds of lawsuits by enslaved people set the stage for the Dred Scott decision that lit the fuse to the Civil War. See the military base that produced over 200 Civil War generals and the arsenal that secessionists and unionists fought to control. Author Peter Downs goes behind the monuments and historic sites to explore the people, relationships and events that influenced the course of civil war in St. Louis and the nation.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Downs, Peter St. Louis Civil War Sites and the Fight for Freedom

ISBN:

9781439676202

OCLC:

1345590655