Rebel Guerrillas

Mosby, Quantrill and Anderson

Paul Williams (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

221 Seiten

2018
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7573-2 (ISBN)

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From the hills and valleys of Appalachia to the sun-drenched plains of Missouri and ""bleeding"" Kansas, a violent clandestine war was waged far from the famous Civil War battlefields that saw tens of thousands fall in line of battle. Bands of irregular Rebel cavalry fought a hit-and-run warfare against Union troops and the pro-Union population.

From the hills and valleys of the eastern Confederate states to the sun-drenched plains of Missouri and "Bleeding Kansas," a vicious, clandestine war was fought behind the big-battle clashes of the American Civil War. In the east, John Singleton Mosby became renowned for the daring hit-and-run tactics of his rebel horsemen. Here a relatively civilized war was fought; women and children usually left with a roof over their heads. But along the Kansas-Missouri border it was a far more brutal clash; no quarter given. William Clarke Quantrill and William "Bloody Bill" Anderson became notorious for their savagery.

The late Paul Williams worked in the television and film industries as a writer, producer and director. He wrote several books about the American frontier and the Civil War. He lived in Melbourne, Australia.

Table of Contents

Prologue

1. “A well-marked passion to fight”: Mosby, 1833–1854

2. Lawrence, 1856

3. “It means bloody war”: Mosby, 1854–1861

4. “Bleeding Kansas”: Quantrill, 1837–1861

5. “An opportunity to strike”: Mosby, 1861–1862

6. “Cutthroats are coming!” Quantrill, 1861–1862

7. “Gratification at my success”: Mosby, 1862

8. “There would be no prisoners”: Quantrill, 1862

9. “A prize in the lottery of life”: Mosby, 1863

10. “We’ll descend like thunderbolts”: Quantrill and Anderson, 1863–1864

11. “An honorable foe”: Mosby, 1863–1864

12. “I will kill you for being fools”: Quantrill and Anderson, 1864

13. “Wipe Blazer out”: Mosby, 1864

14. “The optics of the dead”: Anderson, October 1864

15. “Unconquered”: Mosby, 1865

16. “Dark clouds are above me”: Quantrill, 1864–1865

17. “The South was my country”: Mosby, 1865–1916

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	15.11.2018
Zusatzinfo	28 photos, maps, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	404 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
ISBN-10	1-4766-7573-2 / 1476675732
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-7573-2 / 9781476675732
Zustand	Neuware