Wilson's Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It (Civil War America) - Tapa dura

[This] detailed tactical study . . . as good as any yet produced by the new generation of military historians. . . . [A] fine book."America s Civil War" With a fresh interpretive framework and rich with insights, this book will take its place among the great battle narratives."American Historical Review" YThis detailed tactical study . . . as good as any yet produced by the new generation of military historians. . . . YA fine book."Americas Civil War" "With a fresh interpretive framework and rich with insights, this book will take its place among the great battle narratives."American Historical Review"" Piston and Hatcher . . . . have captured well the pathos of the early months of the war as it affected those who fought it."Journal of Southern History" "Wilson's Creek" will stand as the definitive study of a long-neglected but important battle."Journal of American History" Piston and Hatcher have provided a service to Civil War historians."Military Review" "An excellent study of the first significant Civil War campaign west of the Appalachians. ("Choice)"

In the summer of 1861, Americans were preoccupied by the question of which states would join the secession movement and which would remain loyal to the Union. This question was most fractious in the border states of Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri. In Missouri, it was largely settled at Wilson's Creek on August 10, 1861, in a contest that is rightly considered the second major battle of the Civil War. In providing the first in-depth narrative and analysis of this important but largely overlooked battle, William Piston and Richard Hatcher combine a traditional military study of the fighting at Wilson's Creek with an innovative social analysis of the soldiers who participated and the communities that supported them. In particular, they highlight the importance of the soldiers' sense of corporate honor--the desire to uphold the reputation of their hometowns--as a powerful motivator for enlistment, a source of sustenance during the campaign, and a lens through which soldiers evaluated their performance in battle. In the summer of 1861, Americans were preoccupied by the question of which states would join the secession movement and which would remain loyal to the Union. This question was most fractious in the border states of Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri. In Missouri, it was largely settled at Wilson's Creek on August 10, 1861, in a contest that is rightly considered the second major battle of the Civil War. In an in-depth narrative and analysis of this important but largely overlooked battle, William Piston and Richard Hatcher combine a traditional military study of the fighting with an innovative social analysis of the soldiers who participated and the communities that supported them.