Wilson's Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men who Fought it
- ISBN-10
- 0807825158
- ISBN-13
- 9780807825150
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 408
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ of North Carolina Press
- Authors
- William Garrett Piston, Richard W. Hatcher
Description
"In addition to providing the first in-depth narrative and analysis of this battle, William Piston and Richard Hatcher illuminate the backgrounds and motivations of soldiers on both sides of the fighting at Wilson's Creek.
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- 2004-08-01
- 432 pages
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- 2002-05-01
- 432 pages
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