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Great intro to the second major land battle of the Civil War in Missouri, 1861
This is a great introduction to the battle of Wilson's Creek. Though dated (first released in 1961), this short history (170 pages total/137 pages main) written by noted Civil War historian Edwin C. Bearss still gives the reader a good overview of the events in Southwest Missouri from Union General Nathaniel Lyons occupation of Springfield, Missouri July 13, 1861, through the end of the battle of Wilson's Creek fought by the North's Army of the West commanded by Lyon, and the South's Western Army commanded by Brigadier General Ben McCulloch (composed of Confederate forces, Arkansas State Troops, and the Missouri State Gaurd) on August 10, 1861.

This was my first experience reading anything by Edwin C. Bearss, and I found the writing to be very good. Because of how much I enjoyed reading this book, I intend on checking out the rest of his Civil War history books.

The maps aren't bad. Even though the theater of operations map is an old period map of Missouri, surprisingly itworked quite well at helping me follow the action upto the start of the battle. There is one good overview map of the entire battle that shows the topography of the battlefield area very well, four hand drawn maps that show different stages of the battle that allow the reader to follow the flow of the action, and one map that shows the location of the camps of the Missouri State Gaurd, Arkansas State Troops, and Confederate forces in the Wilson
Creek area. Like most military history books this one could have used a few more maps but these are sufficient to follow the story.

Throughout the book are 26 illustrations that show the principal characters and events, some decent information is included in the Footnotes, and the Appendix has a good Order of Battle.

This is a good place to start to learn about the battle. For further reading I recommend "The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It Wilson's Creek" by William G. Piston and Richard W. Hatcher III.

Good short history
Publisher: Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Foundation; 4th Edition (1992)
Language: English
ASIN: 1-881366-01-4
170 pages, maps, pictures, index

I found this book in the bookstore at Wilson's Creek and bought it immeadlty.Ed Bearss' narration captures the immediacy of the situation, placing you on the line.This small book will not disappoint the reader there and will convey solid information about the battle.The balance between detail and narration is maintained throughout the book.Neither takes over and we end with a short but very solid history.
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