Black flag
guerrilla warfare on the western border, 1861-1865
by Th Goodrich
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From 1861 to 1865, the region along the Missouri-Kansas border was the scene of unbelievable death and destruction. Thousands died, millions of dollars in property was lost, entire populations were violently uprooted. It was here also that some of the greatest atrocities in American history occurred. Yet in the great national tragedy of the Civil War, this savage warfare has seemed a minor episode.
Drawing from a wide array of contemporary documents - including diaries, letters, and firsthand newspaper accounts - Thomas Goodrich presents a hair-raising report of life in this merciless guerrilla war. Filled with dramatic detail, Black Flag reveals war at its very worst, told in the words of the participants themselves. Bushwhackers and Jayhawkers, soldiers and civilians, scouts, spies, runaway slaves, the generals and the guerrillas - all step forward to tell of their terrifying ordeals.
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Guerrillas, Underground movements, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, West (U.S.) Civil War, 1861-1865, History, Assassination, Civil War Period (1850-1877), Moorden, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, underground movements, West (u.s.), historyPlaces
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Black flag: guerrilla warfare on the western border, 1861-1865
1995, Indiana University Press
in English
0253325994 9780253325990
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-168) and index.
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