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Wilson's Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It
Piston, William Garrett; Hatcher, Richard W.
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Description for Wilson's Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It
paperback. In an in-depth narrative and analysis of the largely-overlooked Civil War battle at Wilson's Creek, William Piston and Richard Hatcher combine a traditional military study of the fighting with an innovative social analysis of the soldiers who participated and the communities that supported them. Series: Civil War America. Num Pages: 432 pages, 41 illustrations, 8 maps, 1 append. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
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 Missouri, it was largely settled at Wilson's Creek on August 10, 1861, in a contest that is rightly considered the second major battle of the Civil War. In an in-depth narrative and analysis of this important but largely overlooked battle, William Piston and Richard Hatcher combine a traditional military study of the fighting with an innovative social analysis ... Read more
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 Missouri, it was largely settled at Wilson's Creek on August 10, 1861, in a contest that is rightly considered the second major battle of the Civil War. In an in-depth narrative and analysis of this important but largely overlooked battle, William Piston and Richard Hatcher combine a traditional military study of the fighting with an innovative social analysis ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Series
Civil War America
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807855751
SKU
V9780807855751
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About Piston, William Garrett; Hatcher, Richard W.
William Garrett Piston, professor of history at Southwest Missouri State University, is author of Lee's Tarnished Lieutenant: James Longstreet and His Place In Southern History. Richard W. Hatcher III is historian at Fort Sumter National Monument.
Reviews for Wilson's Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It
"A fascinating story of men and motives." - Journal of Military History; "A blueprint for the way all Civil War battle books ought to be written." - Journal of American History"