Wilson S Creek National Battlefield Civil War Collection

Author : Anita L. Roberts,Savannah G. Roberts
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738591063

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Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Civil War Collection by Anita L. Roberts,Savannah G. Roberts Pdf

The Civil War claimed over 620,000 lives from April 1861 until the last major battle in June 1865. Neighbor fought neighbor, while families were divided over the issues of states' rights, secession, and slavery. Few people realize that Missouri was the war's third most violent state with over 1,500 battles and skirmishes. Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, southwest of Springfield, commemorates the Battle of Wilson's Creek, which was the first Civil War battle west of the Mississippi River, the second major battle of the war, and where the first Union general was killed in combat. The Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Civil War collection is an outstanding compilation of artifacts, documents, and photographs primarily related to the Trans-Mississippi theater. Items include Arkansas Confederate general Patrick Cleburne's sword belt and sash, abolitionist John Brown's telescope, a Confederate "Cherokee Braves" flag, and an original print of General Order No. 11, which forced evacuation of several western Missouri counties in an attempt to eliminate safe havens for guerrillas.

Author : William Garrett Piston,Richard W. Hatcher, III
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2004-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0807855758

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Wilson's Creek by William Garrett Piston,Richard W. Hatcher, III Pdf

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 Mi

Author : Edwin C. Bearss
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Wilson's Creek, Battle of, Mo., 1861
ISBN : 1881366014

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The Battle of Wilson's Creek by Edwin C. Bearss Pdf

Author : Major George E. Knapp
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782895268

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Wilson’s Creek Staff Ride And Battlefield Tour [Illustrated Edition] by Major George E. Knapp Pdf

Includes more than 14 maps and Illustrations Armies of the North and South fought the Battle of Wilson’s Creek about ten miles southwest of Springfield, Missouri, on Saturday, 10 Aug. 1861...While the action at Wilson’s Creek was small compared to that at Gettysburg or Chickamauga, it remains significant and useful to students of military history. ...The Union defeat in battle and the death of General Nathaniel Lyon, so closely following the disaster at First Bull Run, caused the North to adopt a more serious attitude about the war and to realize that victory would come only with detailed planning and proper resourcing. Thus, the Union reinforced Missouri with soldiers and weapons during the fall and winter of 1861-62, while the Confederacy applied its scanty resources elsewhere. Although the exiled pro-Confederate state government voted to secede and sent delegates to Richmond, Virginia, Missouri effectively remained in the Union. Any questions about Missouri’s fate were settled at the Battle of Pea Ridge in March 1862, when Union forces turned back the last significant Confederate threat to Missouri. Wilson’s Creek was a “first battle” for most of the soldiers who fought there. First battles often provide armies with special insights into the application of military art and science, and Wilson’s Creek was no exception. The Mexican War model of organization and combined arms battle was generally confirmed, but some key observations relating to technology and command and control emerged as well...In addition, artillery proved decisive at several key moments during the fighting. Cavalry, on its part, proved to be much less valuable, and this fact hinted at lessons to be learned later in the Civil War. Ultimately, the infantry of both sides played out the drama, and many of the most useful insights came from that branch.

Author : United States. National Park Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Battlefields
ISBN : MINN:31951D02327513E

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Wilson's Creek National Battlefield by United States. National Park Service Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Battlefields
ISBN : NWU:35556034586719

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Wilson's Creek National Battlefield by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kenneth Elkins,Jeff Patrick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Missouri
ISBN : UCR:31210010685947

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No Easy Choices by Kenneth Elkins,Jeff Patrick Pdf

Author : United States. National Park Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Battlefields
ISBN : UOM:39015052697706

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Wilson's Creek National Battlefield by United States. National Park Service Pdf

Author : Jeffrey L. Patrick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1933337796

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Campaign for Wilson's Creek by Jeffrey L. Patrick Pdf

In early 1861, most Missourians hoped they could remain neutral in the upcoming conflict between North and South. In fact, a popularly elected state convention voted in March of that year that "no adequate cause" existed to compel Missouri to leave the Union. Instead, Missourians saw themselves as ideologically centered between the radical notions of abolition and secession. By summer 1861, however, the situation had deteriorated dramatically. Because of the actions of politicians and soldiers such as Missouri Gov. Claiborne Jackson and Union Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, Missourians found themselves forced to take sides. In this updated edition, author Jeffrey Patrick tells the fascinating story of high-stakes military gambles, aggressive leadership, and lost opportunities. Campaign for Wilson's Creek is a tale of unique military units, untried but determined commanders, colorful volunteers, and professional soldiers. The first major campaign of the Civil War to take place west of the Mississippi River guaranteed that Missourians would be engaged in a long, cruel civil war within the larger, national struggle.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : National parks and reserves
ISBN : MINN:31951D02570035F

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Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0160915473

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The Civil War Begins by Anonim Pdf

Although over one hundred fifty years have passed since the start of the American Civil War, that titanic conflict continues to matter. The forces unleashed by that war were immensely destructive because of the significant issues involved: the existence of the Union, the end of slavery, and the very future of the nation. The war remains our most contentious, and our bloodiest, with over six hundred thousand killed in the course of the four-year struggle. Most civil wars do not spring up overnight, and the American Civil War was no exception. The seeds of the conflict were sown in the earliest days of the republic’s founding, primarily over the existence of slavery and the slave trade. Although no conflict can begin without the conscious decisions of those engaged in the debates at that moment, in the end, there was simply no way to paper over the division of the country into two camps: one that was dominated by slavery and the other that sought first to limit its spread and then to abolish it. Our nation was indeed “half slave and half free,” and that could not stand. Regardless of the factors tearing the nation asunder, the soldiers on each side of the struggle went to war for personal reasons: looking for adventure, being caught up in the passions and emotions of their peers, believing in the Union, favoring states’ rights, or even justifying the simple schoolyard dynamic of being convinced that they were “worth” three of the soldiers on the other side. Nor can we overlook the factor that some went to war to prove their manhood. This has been, and continues to be, a key dynamic in understanding combat and the profession of arms. Soldiers join for many reasons but often stay in the fight because of their comrades and because they do not want to seem like cowards. Whatever the reasons, the struggle was long and costly and only culminated with the conquest of the rebellious Confederacy, the preservation of the Union, and the end of slavery. These campaign pamphlets on the American Civil War, prepared in commemoration of our national sacrifices, seek to remember that war and honor those in the United States Army who died to preserve the Union and free the slaves as well as to tell the story of those American soldiers who fought for the Confederacy despite the inherently flawed nature of their cause. The Civil War was our greatest struggle and continues to deserve our deep study and contemplation.

Author : Douglas D. Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Christian County (Mo.)
ISBN : NYPL:33433045848367

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Archeological Overview and Assessment for Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, Greene and Christian Counties, Missouri by Douglas D. Scott Pdf

Author : Thomas W. Adams,R. I. Holcombe
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-17
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:4066338107091

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The Battle of Wilson's Creek by Thomas W. Adams,R. I. Holcombe Pdf

This is a historical account of the civil war battle of 1861 that took place in Wilson's Creek, Missouri. The book relates the story from both the Southern and the Confederates' sides.

Author : Christopher Lawrence Brest
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780803273665

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Wilson's Creek, Pea Ridge, and Prairie Grove by Christopher Lawrence Brest Pdf

A useful guidebook for the significant Civil War battles of Wilson's Creek, Pear Ridge, and Prairie Grove.

Author : Kenneth Elkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Wilson's Creek National Battlefield (Mo.)
ISBN : UCR:31210010684544

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Hard Times/hard War by Kenneth Elkins Pdf