SIGNED - THE BATTLE OF WILSON'S CREEK - CIVIL WAR

Description: THE BATTLE OF WILSON’S CREEK BY EDWIN C. BEARSS With Battle Maps by David Whitman SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR – ED BEARSS FINE - CONDITION Sharp, Bright, Clean, Tight Booklet Rich with Illustrations, Photos and Battle Maps Contains an Appendix (Order of Battle and Casualty Data) and Bibliography; Fully Referenced and Indexed PUBLISHED BY THE WILSON’S CREEK NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD FOUNDATION BY LITHO PRINTERS AND BINDERY IN 1992 This book by famed Civil War historian Ed Bearss starts with Union general Nathaniel Lyon's capture of Springfield, Missouri, and the concentration of Confederate forces and the Missouri State Guard in southwestern Missouri. The Battle of Wilson’s Creek was the first major battle of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. It was fought on August 10, 1861, near Springfield, Missouri. In August, Confederates under Brigadier General Benjamin McCulloch and Missouri State Guard troops under Major General Sterling price approached Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon’s Army of the West, camped at Springfield. On August 10, Lyon, in two columns commanded by himself and Colonel Franz Sigel, attacked the Confederates on Wilson’s Creek about 10 miles southwest of Springfield. Confederate cavalry received the first blow and retreated from the high ground. Confederate infantry attacked the Union forces three times during the day but failed to break through. Eventually, Sigel's column was driven back to Springfield, allowing the Confederates to consolidate their forces against Lyon's main column. When Lyon was killed and General Thomas William Sweeny wounded, Major Samuel D. Sturgis assumed command of the Union forces. When Sturgis realized that his men were exhausted and lacking ammunition, he ordered a retreat to Springfield. The battle was reckoned as a Confederate victory, but the Confederates were too disorganized and ill-equipped to pursue the retreating Union forces. Although the state remained in the Union for the remainder of the war, the battle effectively gave the Confederates control of southwestern Missouri. The victory at Wilson's Creek also allowed Price to lead the Missouri State Guard north in a campaign culminating at the siege of Lexington, Missouri. This booklet is signed and inscribed by the author – Ed Bearss – and is in excellent overall condition. The booklet is clean, sharp, bright and tight. The pages are clean, bright white and in excellent condition. The author’s inscription and signature are strong and clear. There is no other writing in the book; it has no smudging, foxing, stamps, pasteboards or other markings except there is a slight discoloration to the upper, right front corner of the book. The booklet is loaded with illustrations, photos and battle maps. It contains an appendix, a bibliography, and is fully referenced and indexed. 170 pages. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

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