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Title
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Digging The Scorched Earth
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Description
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Archaeologist Ann Raab, a PhD student at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, has excavated two major sites in Bates County to verify the effects of General Order No. 11 on residents of Bates County, part of the Burnt District. Article discusses the dating methods used, one being the thickness of glass, and results of the excavations.
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Date
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2010-03
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Portraits of Conflict: A Photographic History of Missouri in the Civil War
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Description
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Ninth volume in the Portraits of Conflict Series, this book offers images, many previously unpublished, tied to the overall narrative of the Civil War in Missouri. Chapters include (1) Photography in Missouri during the Civil War; (2) The Long Road to War; (3) Securing Missouri for the Union; (4) Confederate Initiatives and Their Consequences; (5) The Guerrilla War; (6) Missourians and the War on the Rivers; (7) Civil War Medicine in Missouri; (8) Missourians Serving Out of State; and (9) Missouri's Veterans. Includes an Appendix (p. 309); Notes (p. 331), Bibliography (335); and Index (P. 339).
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Date
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2009
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Object Type
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Book
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A Savage Conflict: The Decisive Role of Guerrillas in the American Civil War
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Description
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This book "is the first work to treat guerrilla warfare as critical to understanding the course and outcome of the Civil War." The author "argues that guerrilla warfare took a large toll on the Confederate war effort by weakening support for state and national governments and diminishing the trust citizens had in their officials to protect them" (book cover).
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Date
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2009
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Object Type
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Book
