The Battle of Mine Creek: The Crushing End of the Missouri

The Battle of Mine Creek: The Crushing End of the Missouri Campaign (Civil War Series)

In 1864, Union troops controlled much of the South, Sherman's men marched with impunity through Georgia and defeat at Gettysburg was a painful and distant memory. The Confederacy needed to stem the tide. Confederate major general Sterling Price led an army of twelve thousand troops on a desperate charge through Missouri to deliver the state to the Confederacy and dash President Lincoln's hopes for reelection. This daring campaign culminated with the Battle of Mine Creek. A severely outnumbered Union army crushed the Confederate forces in one of the war's largest and most audacious cavalry charges. Historian
Jeff Stalnaker puts the reader in the saddle with the Union troopers as they destroy all hope for Rebel victory in the Trans-Mississippi.
Country USA
Brand The History Press
Manufacturer The History Press
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2011-10-27
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781609493325

The Battle of Mine Creek: The Crushing End of the Missouri Campaign (Civil War Series)