Civil War on the Missouri-Kansas Border.Civil War on the Missouri-Kansas Border Donald L. Gilmore Pelican Publishing Company 1000 Burmaster Street, Gretna, LA 70053 1589803299 $29.95 1-800-843-1724 Civil War On The Missouri-Kansas Border is the grim true story of the bloody fallout from President Lincoln's determination to keep Missouri within the Union during the American Civil War American Civil War or Civil War or War Between the States (1861–65) Conflict between the U.S. federal government and 11 Southern states that fought to secede from the Union. . Kansas and Union troops confiscated con·fis·cate tr.v. con·fis·cat·ed, con·fis·cat·ing, con·fis·cates 1. To seize (private property) for the public treasury. 2. To seize by or as if by authority. See Synonyms at appropriate. adj. private property to such a degree that the state became nicknamed "the burnt region"; martial law martial law, temporary government and control by military authorities of a territory or state, when war or overwhelming public disturbance makes the civil authorities of the region unable to enforce its law. was declared throughout the state; and in September 1863 Union general Thomas Ewing
adj. 1. Eager to shed blood. 2. Characterized by great carnage. blood monsters, in particular scrutinizing the leader of the "Border Ruffians", infamous for his massacre of 150 civilians, as a guerilla chieftan up against an enemy that routinely slaughtered his men on sight without trial or capture. Extensively researched and including an index for quick lookup, Civil War On The Missouri-Kansas Border is a riveting glimpse into the calculated ruthlessness of both sides in a vicious, prolonged conflict. |
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