The War for Missouri: 1861-1862 (Civil War Series) by Joseph W. McCoskrie

Missouri was filled with bitter sentiment over the Civil War. Governor Claiborne Jackson had a plan to seize the St. Louis Arsenal and arm a pro-secessionist force. Former governor and Mexican-American War hero Sterling Price commanded the Missouri State Guard charged to protect the state from Federal troops. The disagreements led to ten military actions, causing hundreds of casualties before First Bull Run in the East. The state guard garnered a series of victories before losing control to the Union in 1862. Guerrilla and bushwhacker bands roamed the state at will. Author Joseph W. McCoskrie Jr. details the fight for the Show Me State.

About the author

Joseph McCoskrie is a native of Missouri, grew up in Kansas City and currently resides in Fulton, Missouri. A graduate of Virginia Military Institute, he served 28 years in the Army and Army Reserve. After a 25 year career in banking, he worked for the U. S. Army ROTC programs at the University of Missouri and Illinois State University as an Assistant Professor of Military Science and Instructor in American Military History, Counterinsurgency and Leadership. He would often take ROTC cadets and university students on field trips to Civil War Battlefields in Missouri. He currently spends some of his time traveling and as a tour guide at the National Churchill Museum in Fulton.

Product Specifications

Published by The History Press, 2020. Paperback, 208 pages.