The storm before the hurricane -- The military frenzy -- United in spirit if not in readiness -- Preserving Missouri for the union -- Blood sacrifice -- Radical impulse in the new west -- The militant class of 1862 -- 1863: triumph in Mississippi and Arkansas -- 1864: a heightened level of violence -- The radical legacy -- Epilogue.
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