Civil War Kansas

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The long agony was over Kansas, as of January 29, 1861, was a state it had moved to America In Leavenworth, Lawrence, Topeka, and other towns Kansans celebrated the glorious news of the coming of statehood in a fury of excitement Cannons boomed, cheering crowds gathered on the street corners, a judge and a militia general stood on their heads, and the saloons were scenes of inebriated revelry.So begins Albert Castel s classic history of Kansas during the Civil War Long recognized as a key study on the war in the trans Mississippi West, Civil War Kansas describes the political, military, social, and economic events of the state s first four years Castel contributes to a better understanding of the Civil War in this region through a realistic presentation and analysis of the Kansas Missouri border conflict, the operations of the Missouri guerrillas under Quantrill, and the Union and Confederate military campaigns in Missouri, Arkansas, the Indian Territory, and Kansas itself. Best Download Civil War Kansas [ author ] Albert E. Castel [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Well researched.Though the book is an interesting read I nevertheless had a difficult time getting in to reading it inthan short spurts I went into reading it with the hope that it would have a great deal of information on the Kansas regiments but, unfortunately, it had only scant references Also, the amount of information given on their actions was given almost tangently to the story of the official who happened to be involved on its affair the most The book centers from beginning to end mainly on the Though the book is an interesting read I nevertheless had a difficult time getting in to reading it inthan short spurts I went into reading it with the hope that it would have a great deal of information on the Kansas regiments but, unfortunately, it had only scant references Also, the amount of information given on their actions was given almost tangently to the story of ...I d read a bit about the pre Civil War days known as Bleeding Kansas in my home state of Kansas, but hadn t caught up with what went on during the war itself This book provided the details Lots of rivalries, factionalism, politicians trying to enrich themselves, and in addition to army engagements, guerilla violence going on back and forth across the KS MO border The description of the 1863 sack of Lawrence, where I lived for four years, by Quantrill s band of thugs was especially movin I d read a bit about the pre Civil War days known...The language might be a bit dated but it is a solid and rather unbiased history Now, it is a bit dense in its content so it really isn t for casual reading not really a fun read but it is a sufficient groundwork for study on the Border Wars It is a s...

Civil War Kansas
  • English
  • 08 August 2018
  • Paperback
  • 268 pages
  • 0700608729
  • Albert E. Castel
  • Civil War Kansas