Piston, William Garrett.

Portraits of conflict a photographic history of Missouri in the Civil War / Photographic history of Missouri in the Civil War William Garrett Piston, Thomas P. Sweeney ; with a foreword by the general editors, Carl Moneyhon and Bobby Roberts. - Fayetteville : University of Arkansas Press, (c)2009. - 1 online resource (xi, 347 pages) : illustrations, maps. - Portraits of conflict series .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Photography in Missouri during the Civil War -- The long road to war -- Securing Missouri for the Union -- Confederate initiatives and their consequences -- The guerrilla war -- Missourians and the war on the rivers -- Civil War medicine in Missouri -- Missourians serving out of state -- Missouri's veterans.

William Garrett Piston is professor of history at Missouri State University and the author of a number of books, including Lee's Tarnished Lieutenant: James Longstreet and His Place in Southern History.




9781610753173


Documentary photography--History--Missouri--19th century.
Documentary photography--History--Missouri--19th century.
Missouri--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photography.
Missouri--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works.


Electronic Books.

E468 / .P678 2009