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I Knew Frank...I Wish I Had Known
Jesse Sam Pence (1885-1971) was descended from some of the earliest settlers of Clay County, Missouri. During the Civil War, his great-uncles, Bud and Donnie Pence, had ridden with the James brothers in Quantrill's guerrilla command. Both Pence brothers were suspects in some of the James-Younger Gang's early post-war robberies. Sam Pence worked on the manuscript of this book during much of his life, finishing about 1960. In short anecdotal chapters, it tells of Clay County, its early residents, the James-Samuel family and the careers of Frank and Jesse James. One of the strengths of the book is the seventy-five photographs included, some of which have not been previously published. The book was edited by Sam Pence's grandson, Daniel M. Pence.
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The Burning of Osceola, Missouri In an atrocity that received little national attention at the time and has been largely ignored by Civil War historians, Jayhawker Chieftain James Lane led a band of Kansans in a wanton attack on the town of Osceola, Mo. In a two-day frenzy, nearly every structure in the town was burned, and nine citizens were executed on the public square. The population of Osceola on Sept. 22, 1861 was between 2,000 and 2,500. On Sept. 24, it was 183. Two years later, residents of Lawrence, Kansas would hear William Clarke Quantrill's Confederate guerrillas shouting "Remember Osceola!"
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Pilot Knob, The Thermopylae of the
West Using exerpts from over one hundred accounts of both Union and Confederate participants in the September 27, 1864 Battle of Pilot Knob, the book relates the events, not only of the battle itself, but those immediately preceding and following it. The argument can be made that, by diverting his army from moving on St. Louis in a vain attempt to capture supplies from Pilot Knob's Fort Davidson, Confederate General Price made a blunder that insured the Union's control of the West -- hence the term, "Thermopylae of the West."
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Coffins, Kits, and More! Stories
of the Civil War Embalmer Embalming, as we know it today, began during the Civil War. In this first book on the subject, funeral director Lee Ward describes the beginnings of the practice. Families’ desire to have the remains of their loved ones returned home, and to view the body, prompted embalming’s rapid growth. While the focus is on the growth of embalming, there is also information on 19th century funeral customs. The funerals of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis are each accorded a separate chapter.
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Branded as Rebels, Volume 3 The long awaited sequel to this highly
regarded 758 pages 8 x 11 Softcover |
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Quantrill in Texas New research into Quantrill’s operations in Texas during the Civil War. A stunning compilation of photographs from some of the leading Quantrill collections in the world. 267 pages Hardcover |
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Fishing on Deep River At the age of seventeen, Samuel Dunlap left the Bloomingday Academy in Buchanan County, Missouri, and, following the example of his brothers, James and Robert, enlisted in the Missouri State Guard. The decision would ultimately take him into the Confederate army and find him a thousand miles from home, a veteran of the battles of Blue Mills Landing, Lexington, Pea Ridge, Iuka, Corinth Hatchie’s Bridge, Port Gibson, Big Black River, Champion’s Hill, Vicksburg, Atlanta, Franklin and Murfreesboro. Writing from a private’s perspective as an artilleryman, he vividly details his experiences, both on and off the battlefield. 459
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As the Mockingbird
Sings The Civil War diary of a western Missouri Confederate from near DeKalb, Missouri. Nineteen-year-old Robert Dunlap was plowing in the fields of his family’s farm in 1861 when he heard the Federals had taken St. Joseph. He immediately saddled up, garnered his guns and left to join General Price at Lexington. A private in the Confederate army, he served throughout the war until gravely wounded at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. 166
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A Darkness Ablaze A detailed account of medical practices during the Civil War, during which roughly 2/3 of the estimated 620,000 deaths in the military were due to disease. Dr. Kinyoun’s diary shows the evolution of medical treatment in the Confederate army. 2006 winner of the Missouri Governor’s Humanities Book Award. 355
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The Civil War Years of Clay County
Missouri Beginning with the Presidential election of 1860 and ending with a short epilogue depicting its post-war effects, Ms. Bartels paints a vivid picture of the war in Clay County, the home of such young men as Jim Cummins and Frank and Jesse James. This book draws heavily on contemporary accounts found in the Liberty, Missouri (the county seat of Clay County) Tribune and the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion. The narrative is very matter-of-fact. 105 Pages 51/2 x 8 1/2
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The Man Who Wouldn't Surrender;
Even in Death Comprised chiefly of contemporary newspaper accounts written late in the life, and immediately after the death of, one of Missouri's most revered figures of the Civil War, Brig. General Joseph Orville "JO" Shelby, this work is a "must have" for anyone interested in the Civil War in Missouri. Ms. Bartels also writes of the four regiments that made up "Shelby's Brigade," his march to Mexico at the close of the war and his service as a U. S. Marshal following his return to Missouri. 85 Pages 51/2 x 8 1/2
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A Reunion In Death The third of the series depicting the gravesites of men who rode with Quantrill and/or Jesse James. Some of the graves were previously either unmarked or had badly damaged markers, but now have new headstones. Among those are Archie Clement, John Noland and Warren Welch. Of particular interest are the old photographs of the earlier markers on the graves of George Todd, Wood Hite and the Youngers. 122 Pages 81/2 x 11
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A Reunion in Death Photographs of the gravesites of many of the men who rode with Quantrill and the James-Younger Gang, and a short bio of each. Includes names from Henry Akers to Cole Younger. 315 pages, including index and sources. 8 1/2 x 11 Softcover $26.00 |
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A Reunion in Death A continuation of the original A Reunion in Death, with many more gravesites, bios and obituaries. Includes names from Hugh Anderson to Richard F. Worsham, and covers many of the lesser-known guerrillas. 206 pages 8 1/2 x 11 Softcover
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Terror on the Border Terror on the Border is a detailed account of the little-known court martial of Maj. Laing of the 15th Kansas Cavalry, Volunteers, which was a result of his actions during the battle of Westport, Missouri and along his route as the victorious Union forces followed Confederate Gen. Sterling Price southward into Arkansas. Gleaned from documents found in the National Archives, it is a unique look at the court martial of a senior Union officer of the Civil War. Includes some first-person details of the Battle of Westport, considered the "Gettysburg of the West." 139 Pages 5 1/2 x 8
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Other Noted Guerrillas of the Civil War in Missouri William Quantrill and Bloody Bill Anderson get most of the publicity, but many other effective guerrilla units operated in Missouri. Larry Wood chronicles the lives of some of the lesser known Confederate leaders. Separate chapters deal with William Marchbanks (southwest Missouri), Henry Taylor (Vernon County), Tom Livingston (Jasper County), John Clem (Bates County), Benjamin Parker (Jackson & Lafayette Counties), Joe Hart (St. Joseph area), Mart Rider (western Missouri border), Jim Jackson (Chariton County & points north), Clifton Holtzclaw (Chariton County), Jim Anderson (central Missouri), John Thrailkill (Livingston County & northern Missouri), Silas Gordon (Platte County) and Sam Hildebrand (southeast Missouri). Another chapter covers John Rucker and James Pulliam (Howard County), and yet another relates the story of John and Nathan Bolin (southeast Missouri). Less than half of these men have been accorded more than a few lines in most books on the Border War, and most have been ignored.
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Phoebe and the Uncivil War As
the Civil War unfolds in Missouri, 19 year old Phoebe Newton is left in
charge of a 160 acre farm near Blue Springs, a bedridden mother and
several elderly slaves. Her father and one brother are with the
Confederate army and One brother is in the Union army. She becomes both a
victim of and participant in the action.
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The Battered Stars
This extraordinary story of General Grant's
overland campaign and the unique role played by the troops from the state
of Vermont also includes never-before-published material on the
experiences of the home front. 75 photos & illustrations. 5 maps. The
Battered Stars is a new and unique contribution to the literature of the
war between the states. Civil War historian Howard Coffin has unearthed
never-before-seen archival sources to bring first-hand reports from the
battlefields of Spotsylvania, The Wilderness, and many others. He also
tells the story of the home front, taking us behind the lines to dozens of
small towns in Vermont to show how the great battles of the Civil War
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Shelby and His Men
Excellent work on the activities of General Jo
Shelby by his Adjutant, Major J. N. Edwards. Few books are written on the
Trans-Mississippi activities in any depth, or for that matter, on Gen. Jo
Shelby, who was said by some to be the greatest cavalry leader of the
Civil War. Ike Skelton is US Congressman from Western Missouri and a
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The Civil War in Missouri
A century's worth of essays, reminicences and
accounts of the Civil War in Missouri. Everthing from the Oak Hills to the
Battle of Athens is included. Much of the content has never been reprinted
and is available here for the first time outside of its original
appearance in the Missouri Historical Review.
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Quantrill of
Missouri
A new look, by a native Missourian, at an old
enigma. How did a young schoolteacher from Ohio with no military training,
transpalanted to Kansas become the revered leader of the notrious Western
Missouri Guerrillas? There are many unusual photos, including the first
known photograph of the Quantrill hideout in a cave near the Morgan Walker
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Civil War Monuments and Memorials
Information, locations and photographs of over
100 Civil War monuments and memorials in the five-county (Jackson, Clay,
Platte, Johnson and Wyandotte) Kansas City metropolitan area. This
groundbreaking effort was spearheaded by the late Sonny Wells who drew
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Reminiscences of the Women of Missouri During the Sixties The classic book first published by the Missouri Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1913. Civil War History you never find anywhere else. I've always liked the story a woman tells of the Confederate soldiers drinking their well dry on the way to the Battle of the Little Blue. Some are by women whose family members rode with William Clarke Quantrill. 388 pages including index. Softcover $19.95 |
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Captain Tough William Sloan Tough was one of Charles Jennison's Kansas Redlegs early in the Civil War, and soon became the chief scout for U. S. Major General James Blunt. His extraordinary and exciting life as a soldier, scout, rancher and friend of such notables as James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickock and William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody has long been overlooked. Well researched and footnoted, Captain Tough Chief of Scouts is a worthy addition to anyone's library on the border war. 126 pages 6 x 9 Softcover $15.00 |
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Missouri Civil War Miscellany Vol.
I Emphasis is on the Morgan Walker incident, battles and rosters, including Warren Welch's and Frank James' lists of men who rode with Quantrill, and a register of graves at the Confederate Home at Higginsville, Mo. 224 pages 8 1/2 x 11 Softcover $25.00 |
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Missouri Civil War Miscellany Vol.
II Reminisces, rosters, documents, reports, etc. and newspaper reports by the Union press concerning Quantrill and the guerrilla war on Missouri's western border. Includes articles on the death of Capt. Wagoner of the 2nd Colorado Cav., Rebel poetry, the Centralia Massacre and several dozen more. 213 pages 8 1/2 x 11 Softcover $25.00 |
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Missouri Civil War Miscellany Vol.
III Invaluable collection of newspaper clippings concerning the Civil War in Missouri. Many include former guerrillas' accounts of battles. Lots of obituaries of guerrillas and others of significance. Includes articles on John Brown and of the 1913 reunion of Battle of Westport veterans. 608 pages 8 1/2 x 11 Softcover $35.00 |
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Missouri Civil War Miscellany Vol.
IV Alton prison (Andersonville of Illinois), organization of Missouri State Guard in 1861, lists of soldiers buried in major cemeteries in and around Kansas City, boyhood memories of the Civil War as experienced by J. H. Roupe and other miscellany. Approximately 100 pages 8 1/2 x 11 Softcover $15.00 |
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Missouri Civil War Miscellany Vol. V Many more clippings and articles. Lots on Frank and Jesse James; reminiscences of those who knew them, the 1978 archeological dig of his original grave, etc. Includes many stories of those who rode with Quantrill and/or the James-Younger Gang. Approximately 150 pages 8 1/2 x 11 Softcover $15.00 |
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The William Clarke Quantrill Men
Reunions 1898-1929 Over 300 pages. 8 1/2 x 11 Softcover $28.00 |
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Jim Cummins: The Guerrilla Facsimile reprint of the extremely rare 1908 book by James Robert Cummins, who rode with Quantrill during the Civil War, and later with the James -Younger Gang. First reprint of a long-lost outlaw classic. (Not to be confused with the 1903 Jim Cummins' Book By Himself.) 64 pages. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Softcover. $10.00 |
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The Gregg Manuscript The first publication of William H. Gregg's guerrilla memoir. Gregg was a chief lieutenant of William C. Quantrill and provides many details of their organization and exploits. It is frequently cited in books on the Border War. 40 pages. 8 1/2 x 11 Softcover $15.00 |
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Battle of Independence A detailed and intriguing account of the Confederate attack on Federal force in Independence, Missouri. The Confederate forces, under Gen. John T. Hughs, Col. Upton Hays and Capt. William Quantrill routed the Federal force, commanded by Col. Buell, and seized control of the city. 186 pages 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Softcover $14.00 |
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Battle of Lone Jack Early battle pitting Missourians against Missourians. It developed into hand-to-hand combat, and was one of the bloodiest battles in light of the number of troops involved. 308 pages. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Softcover $15.00 |
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"Bloody Bill" Anderson Scrapbooks,
Volume 1 Newspaper clippings and magazine articles about the most notorious of the Missouri guerrillas who fought for the Confederacy. Most focus on the fight at Centralia, Missouri and on Anderson's death. Approximately 90 pages. 8 1/2 x 11 Softcover $15.00 |
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Volume 2 More newspaper clippings and magazine articles, including early accounts of some significant battles. Approximately 50 pages. 8 1/2 x 11 Softcover $15.00 |
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Branded as Rebels, Volume 1 The classic reference work on Southern sympathizers and Quantrill guerrillas in western Missouri. Thousands of short biographies, with pictures when available. The standard essential work on Quantrill's guerrillas. Approximately 100 historical documents. 503 pages, plus partial index. 8 1/2 x 11 Softcover $35.00 |
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Branded as Rebels, Volume 2 More great short biographies and pictures. An essential supplement to the original. 399 pages 8 1/2 x 11 Softcover $35.00 |
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Civil War and Reconstruction in Independence, Missouri An overview of the war and its repercussions in Independence. 20 pages. 8 1/2 x 11 Softcover $5.00 |
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Jackson County and the Civil War Short account of the war in one of the most hotly contested areas of Missouri. Union Col. Jennison once remarked, "I've grown stoop-shouldered carrying plunder out of Missouri." 28 pages. 8 1/2 x 11 Softcover $5.00 |
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"Little Archie" An account of the career and death of "Bloody Bill" Anderson's right-hand man and successor. 34 pages. 8 1/2 x 11 Softcover $9.00 |
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Missouri Rebels Remembered The first biographies of guerrilla leaders John Thrailkill and Silas M. Gordon. Both were aligned with Quantrill and Anderson. There is much new material on guerrilla activities in Missouri, including their role at Centralia. Neither Gordon or Thrailkill ever surrendered. 180 pages, plus 14 pages of index. 6 x 9 Softcover $15.00 |
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Recollections of Quantrill's Guerrillas Important background on the Morgan Walker affair and the early organization of Quantrill's guerrillas. Walker settled in Texas after the Civil War, where these recollections were written about 1910. This is the first publication in book form. 111 pages 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Softcover $12.00 |
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The Civil War in Missouri An account of significant engagements documented by the official reports of the military officers involved. 349 pages. 6 x 9 Softcover $22.00 |
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The Fifth Season The title comes from the contention that there were five seasons in Missouri - Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall and Shelby's Raid. The 1863 raid was the longest and most successful cavalry raid of the Civil War, covering 1500 miles. Many details on the engagement at Marshal, Missouri. 131 pages. 5 x 8 Softcover $11.00 |
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They Called Him Bloody Bill The first biography of William T. "Bloody Bill" Anderson, by the man who first marked his grave. 130 pages. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Softcover $15.00 |
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Warren Welch Remembers The only published version of Welch's handwritten memoir of his wartime experiences. He was an early recruit into Quantrill's command. In 1898 the surviving Quantrill men formed a formal association and held annual reunions through the late 1920s. Welch served as Secretary of that organization from its beginning until his death in 1915. He was one of the pallbearers at the re-interment of Jesse James in 1902. Joanne Eakin added necessary punctuation and capitalization - there was none of the former and little of the latter in the original. 33 pages. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Softcover $5.00 |
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"We Rode With Quantrill" A short biography of Quantrill, his wife and a few of his followers, augmented by excerpts from old interviews with his men. 217 pages. 6 x 8 Softcover $15.00 |
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William Clarke Quantrill Scrapbooks,
Volume 1 A collection of newspaper clippings and magazine articles about Quantrill, his battles and raids and the men who rode with him. Includes interviews with many of his men, as well as with survivors of his raid on Lawrence, Kansas and former Union soldiers who fought him. Approximately 400 pages. 8 1/2 x 11 Softcover $35.00 |
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William Clarke Quantrill Scrapbooks,
Volume 2 Focus is on more modern accounts, including two burials of Quantrill's remains. Many obituaries of Quantrill men. Approximately 120 pages 8 1/2 x 11 Softcover $18.00 |
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