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Author:

Stith, Matthew M., author.

Title:

Extreme Civil War : guerrilla warfare, environment, and race on the trans-Mississippi frontier / Matthew M. Stith.

Publisher:

Louisiana State University Press,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

ix, 218 pages ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Southwest, Old--Underground movements.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Underground movements.
Southwest, Old--Commando operations.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Commando operations.
Southwest, Old--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.
United States--Underground movements.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Underground movements.
United States--Commando operations.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Commando operations.
United States--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.
Guerrilla warfare--Southwest, Old--History--19th century.
Guerrilla warfare--United States--History--19th century.
American Civil War (1861-1865)
1800-1899

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-211) and index.

Contents:

"Ripe for the harvest": the border before the war, 1860-1861 -- "Civil War was fully inaugurated": the border war, 1861 -- "The depth of misfortune and misery": regular and irregular war, 1862 -- "The arch fiend could desire nothing more": the devolution of war, 1863 -- "Deplorable condition of the country": civilization extirpated, 1864-1865.

Series:

Conflicting worlds, new dimensions of the American Civil War

ISBN:

0807163147 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780807163146 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)925498143

LCCN:

2015042804

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)