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On the Road to Dixie: a Missouri Confederate's Review of the Civil War at its Midpoint.
Title
On the Road to Dixie: a Missouri Confederate's Review of the Civil War at its Midpoint.
Description
Article tells the story of Edward Herndon Scott, a schoolteacher from Platte County, Missouri who enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861.
Date
2002-01
Object Type
Magazine Article
African American Soldiers in the Border War
Title
African American Soldiers in the Border War
Description
Part one is a series about the role of black troops in the border wars fought along the Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas borders. This installment focuses on the political obstacles and controversy surrounding the formation of African American units.
Date
2010
Object Type
Magazine Article
The Third Iowa Cavalry in Sterling Price's Missouri Raid
Title
The Third Iowa Cavalry in Sterling Price's Missouri Raid
Description
Article contains the full text of a long letter from Private Henry D. Townsend to his mother in Iowa. Townsend describes his experiences in the "long chase" after General Sterling Price.
Date
2010-10
Object Type
Magazine Article