In 1864, General Sterling Price with an army of 12,000 ragtag Confederates invaded Missouri in an effort to wrest it from the United States Army's Department of Missouri. Price hoped his campaign would sway the 1864 presidential election, convincing war-weary Northern voters to cast their ballots for a peace candidate rather than Abraham Lincoln. It was the South's last invasion of Northern territory. But it was simply too late in the war for the South to achieve such an outcome, and Price grossly mismanaged the campaign, guaranteeing the defeat of his force and of the Confederate States. This…mehr
In 1864, General Sterling Price with an army of 12,000 ragtag Confederates invaded Missouri in an effort to wrest it from the United States Army's Department of Missouri. Price hoped his campaign would sway the 1864 presidential election, convincing war-weary Northern voters to cast their ballots for a peace candidate rather than Abraham Lincoln. It was the South's last invasion of Northern territory. But it was simply too late in the war for the South to achieve such an outcome, and Price grossly mismanaged the campaign, guaranteeing the defeat of his force and of the Confederate States. This book chronicles the Confederacy's desperate, final, ill-fated attempt to win a decisive victory.
Colonel Michael J. Forsyth (U.S. Army) formerly commanded the 196th Infantry Brigade and now serves as chief of staff of the Alaskan Command and is a Ph.D. candidate at the Royal Military College of Canada. He writes articles for Gettysburg Magazine, Field Artillery Journal, Small Wars Journal and Military Review.
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Table of Contents Preface Introduction 1. "It looks very much like war..." 2. A Passion for Missouri: The Rebel Invaders 3. A Team of Outcasts: The Yankees 4. "A blow that had destiny in it" 5. Crossing the River 6. "Thermopylae" 7. Lost Opportunities 8. The "Picnic Period" 9. Westport 10. "This has been a disastrous day!" 11. "This unfortunate campaign" 12. Epilogue Appendix A-Chronology Appendix B-Order of Battle Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Preface Introduction 1. "It looks very much like war..." 2. A Passion for Missouri: The Rebel Invaders 3. A Team of Outcasts: The Yankees 4. "A blow that had destiny in it" 5. Crossing the River 6. "Thermopylae" 7. Lost Opportunities 8. The "Picnic Period" 9. Westport 10. "This has been a disastrous day!" 11. "This unfortunate campaign" 12. Epilogue Appendix A-Chronology Appendix B-Order of Battle Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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