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Title
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Price's Raid in Missouri
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Description
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Chapter gives information on the Confederacy's or Sterling Price's raid in 1864 into Missouri. The raid culminated with the Battle of Westport and the Battle of Mine Creek in Kansas. "On September 19 a Confederate army of 12,000 cavalry moved northward from Arkansas. In command was Sterling Price, and with him were the hard-riding Missourians of Shelby and Marmaduke and the Arkansas troops of General James Fagan. Price was determined to make one final effort for the Confederate cause in Missouri."
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Date
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1997~
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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War and Politics: The Price Raid of 1864
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Description
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The author presents circumstances and events that led up to Price's raid in Missouri in 1864. Details the route of the Confederates push into Missouri. Includes information on the Battle of Westport. The Union Army tactics and political implications are emphasized.
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Date
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1958
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
