The Making of a Missouri Rebel: John Poindexter Webb
By Joanne C. Eakin. A story of her ancestor and his life in Jackson county and the gold-fields of California, continuing through the Civil War years. Soft-cover, 32 pgs, plus index, $6.50
The Man Who Wouldn’t Surrender- Even in Death. General J.O. Shelby
Compiled by Carolyn Bartels.
As "Taps" was sounded in Forest Hill Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 17, 1897, the soldiers who loved him most, paid their respects. A colorful character in the history of Missouri and well acclaimed as the most expert cavalry leader of the Trans-Mississippi, never giving up, and so it was with his struggle with death. Included is family information and the passing of JO’s beloved Betty. From newspaper accounts as collected and preserved by Fred L. Lee. Softcover small booklet, 90 pgs, $9.95 BACK
Ninth Missouri Infantry Regiment, CSA and
12th Missouri Infantry Regiment, CSAWritten by Jerry Ponder. This book takes out the confusions created by the Union army personnel who compiled the Official Records on the two companies. Very good work by Mr. Ponder. 115 pgs, soft-cover, indexed. $12.95
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Memoirs of the Rebellion on the Border; 1863
By Wiley Britton.
This famous book has been around even longer then we have. It is considered the primary source for border rebellion research. Well written and documented. 458 pgs. Softcover $15.95. BACK
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Men of the
Eleventh Missouri Infantry
By Wayne H. Schnetzer. |
| Includes a sort mini -history of their service. Detailed roster and all data included in for the famous regiment. They were surrendered mainly at Shreveport, La., in May of 1865. Soft-cover, 131 pgs, index. $13.95 |
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Men of the
Tenth: A Roster of the Tenth Missouri Infantry
By Wayne H. Schnetzer. |
| For the first time an easy to read roster of the men who went all through the war and fought their last battle at Jenkins’ Ferry, Arkansas. They were surrendered at Shreveport, La., in May of 1865. Well researched and documented. Any data appearing has been included. 122 pgs, soft-cover, and well indexed. $13.95 |
A History of the 15th Missouri Cavalry Regiment, C.S.A.
Written and researched by Jerry Ponder. The 15th, seldom mentioned in Trans-Mississippi Civil War works, was brigade sized in strength and acted as the first line of defense for the Confederate Army over a wide area along the Missouri-Arkansas border. The book deals with the military records of this illustrious regiment and the social and political aspects within the region. Many gave their all and suffered great economic losses by their loyalty.
Soft-cover, 169 pages, includes a very good accurate roster of these men. $14.95. Great work!
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Missouri
Rebels Remembered: Si Gordon & John Thrailkill
by James W. and John W.
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| Silas M. Gordon, known as 'Si', the youngest son of a respected Platte County family, and John Thrailkill, orphaned at a young age and living with a relative in Andrew County when the was broke out, were destined to play legendary roles in the Civil War. Each became a company captain in the First Missouri Cavalry CSA, under Col. Elijah Gates. Through fate, each became a guerrilla band leader midway thru the war. Their actions are detailed in this book. Neither ever surrendered. Si settled in Texas as a trader and John went to Mexico with Gen. JO Shelby, joined with the Dictator Diaz, and became quite wealthy. Fascinating stories! Soft Cover. Note: An authentic picture of John Thrailkill included. $14.95 |
Missouri in 1861; The Civil War Letters of Franc B. Wilkie, Newspaper Correspondent
By Michael E. Banasik. Banasik and Camp Pope are to be congratulated. This is the best so far in this series of unwritten chapters of the Civil War. Although Wilkie accompanied an Iowa regiment, he told things in an unbiased manner, simply as they were within the subject. Banasik does his usual in-depth foot-notes, just full of additional information. This books fills in many gaps of early Missouri, such as campsites, locations, movements and everyday happenings dismissed as un-necessary in the official records. A MOST VALUABLE PIECE OF HISTORY! Soft-cover, rich in color. 276 pages plus a roster of the 1st Iowa. It has a very large and detailed biographical section. $19.95.
By Michael Banasik. The reminiscences and letters of brothers, William J. and John P. Bull provide readers with an unwritten chapter of history. Warm, wonderful, and a well written book. Softcover, index, photo’s. $13.95
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Missouri Confederates: A Guide to Sources for Confederate Soldiers and Units By James McGhee. Jim is one of the most thorough researchers we have met. He co-authored 'Sterling Price's Lieutenants, and now has shared "Where to look for What in Missouri" with us. Missouri records, especially Confederate records are placed all over the state. Jim has gathered those records for each branch of the service, then by regiment. Excellent work!! $14.95 |
Missouri Confederate Surrender: Shreveport and New Orleans 1865
A listing compiled by Carolyn Bartels, of over 3000 names of those found on microfilm copy of the original surrender rolls. Gives name, rank, company. regiment and place of home residence in Missouri. Folks we don’t claim to have them all, just about 3,300 of them. Soft-cover, listed alphabetically, $13.00
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Missouri Confederate Deaths in Union Prisons and Their Hospitals Way back in about 1911 or shortly thereafter, the families and the government needed to account for the thousands of missing Confederates who entered Union prisons across the northern states. In the attempt a massive undertaking was embarked upon to account for all these men by the prison journals. The entire journal held some 26,000 names, a far cry from actual deaths. We have extracted the men of Missouri from these records. The listing includes arrangement by name, rank, regiment, company, date of entry, death date and final disposition. Soft-cover, $9.00 EXCLUDED are Alton and St. Louis; For those see Joanne Eakin, Prisoners of War; Gratiot Street etc.
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Missouri Civil War Engagements
Over 1162 recorded events transpired within Civil War era in Missouri. We have listed the greater portion. Information was extracted from Official Records of the War of the Rebellion. Gives date and place of action and type. Soft-cover, stapled. $ 7.00. Don’t leave on vacation without it. Find the local sites.
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Lists name, age, post office and county of residence, age at receiving pension, and in some cases the date of death of the applicant. Good reference work. Transcribed by Carolyn M. Bartels. $8.00
Missouri Officers and Gentlemen; Missouri CSA Surrender
Bartels found more men, who as residents of Missouri, were paroled at various Union depots in the South, during the months of May and June of 1865. Like its companion book Missouri Confederate Surrender; Shreveport, it contains names, rank, regiment and Mo. residence. An additional section of explanation by Richard Peterson (of Sterling Price’s Lts fame) on the various Missouri Artillery batteries found within the records. 32 pgs. Soft-cover.
$9.00This excellent work lists 16,000 plus names of those imprisoned for being a Southern soldier, ex-soldier a Southern sympathizing woman, or in some cases-for just speaking the wrong words! Record gives name, rank, or regiment, place of capture or residence and date of capture and disposition of the individual. Joanne Eakin, author, has added a 22 page history of the prisons. This book is "must have" for the serious Civil War researcher or history buff. In many cases, there is no doubt that this record is the last known record on many missing Missourians. Soft-cover, 302 pages, full of information. Listed by alphabetical order.
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Monroe County, Missouri, Chronicles of the Civil War
This book sets the scene and plays out many tragedies suffered by these citizens of Missouri. Included is the first military organizations which were organized in Monroe County and the trials that followed them. Written in about 1904 by James Farthing, it has been transcribed by Carolyn Bartels. Soft-cover. $10.95
My Three years With Quantrill: As told by His Scout John McCorkle
Written from Mc Corkle’s own words by O. S. Barton. Mc Corkle was a young Missouri farmer of Southern sympathies who became a prominent and trusted member of Quantrill’s guerrilla band. Later in life, he, one of the fortunate to survive, went back to the peaceful pursuits of life, farming and raising a family. Excellent story. $17.95
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This famous old book, that was read with relish by thousands, following the Civil War, was first written by John Newman Edwards. Reprinted from an original copy by Two Trails Publishing. Joanne Eakin indexed the edition for added ease of wading through the flowery prose of the times of 1877 style. Wonderful account of the men who fought as Guerrilla’s in Missouri and some who followed the most famous generals within the Trans-Mississippi. You can readily see, after reading this, how some 250 men could hold at bay an entire Union army that occupied Missouri. The book, all 488 pages, is available in soft-cover at 24.95 and hard-cover for 3
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Peculiar Honor: A History of the 28th Texas Cavalry
by M. Jane
Johansson
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| This deals with the regimental history of the 28th Texas (Dismounted) a unit of Walker’s Texas Division. This regiment fought in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas in some of the fiercest, yet least-studied, battles of the Civil War.. Known as Walker’s Greyhounds they forged a legend in Texas military history. $19.95 |
Quantrill Celebrates Washington’s Birthday at Independence.. 1862 Style..
By Wayne Schnetzer. The Union forces under Lt. Nettleton had about 160 men and Parker and Quantrill with about 75 men met on the south side of the Square in front of Uhlinger’s Bakery on February 22, 1862. The fight that ensued was a most unique one, 12 pages, 5X6
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By Joanne Eakin. Used many times in partial context, this is the first time that all known to exist have been copied verbatim and presented as a whole. Reading these poignant letters to his mother, gives us a different side of the man, unknown to thrill writers of today and yesterday. A new look at history. Soft-cover. $
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Quantrill of
Missouri: The Making of a Guerrilla Warrior
by: Paul R.
Petersen
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| Much of the lore that was written about Quantrill was written after the conflict by those who opposed him, in other words written by the victors. A very different picture emerges of him when the actual records are studied. After all, here was a man that led hundreds of men into battle, a man mothers entrusted their sons to, a leader whose wounded were tended to by area women, and a man whose followers were very loyal. A new look at Quantrill through the eyes of a man raised in guerrilla country curious enough to delve for the truth. Hard Cover.504 pages.indexed. $26.95. |
Quantrill’s Company and Warrants Issued after the Burning of Lawrence
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ompiled from National Archives microfilm by J. C. Eakin into booklet form, it includes a listing of Quantrill’s men from the Provost Marshal files, including some names that were spelled incorrectly or their service files were in error. A fine collection of miscellaneous documents and affidavits, such as the one from Joel Challis. In addition to these, the faces of some of Quantrill’s men were recognized by residents of Lawrence and for those known, a special warrant was issued, charging them with the crime, dated 18 Nov. 1863. 37 pages, soft-cover. $6.00 BACK
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Quantrill’s Raiders in Texas
by Evault Boswell
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| "In the Lone Star State, the bushwhackers made camp at Mineral Creek" in the winter of 1863 and’64. This camp is well described in Mr. Boswell’s book; daily activities; hell-raising in Sherman; and even the robbing and killing of locals is included in this work. Includes appendix listing of those who rode with Quantrill; fully indexed169 pages. $24.95 soft cover. |
A listing by Carl Breihan and Brophy $4.50.
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Quantrill Reunions
by Donald Hale |
| Fascinating newspaper accounts of the many post war reunions held by former members of the noted guerrilla band. It lists those in attendance and some of their history. A remarkable read! From Mr. Hales fabulous newspaper collection. Soft Cover. $27.95. |
Be sure to check R thru Z for more Quantrill related publications!
