Wilson's Creek : The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It

Preface xiii Acknowledgments xvii 1 Southern Rights Inviolate 3(21) 2 Fan the Fire of Enthusiasm 24(20) 3 Mark Well the Spot Where They Meet 44(16) 4 The Boys Feel Very Proud of the Flag 60(16) 5 Nothing Was Clear Cut-It Was Simply Missouri 76(16) 6 Good Tents and Bad Water 92(14) 7 They Take the Rags off the Bush 106(16) 8 Ripe for the Sickle of War 122(16) 9 The Lyon and the Whang-doodle 138(13) 10 Wilson Creek Afforded Us Water 151(13) 11 Red and Blistered from Head to Foot 164(15) 12 I Will Gladly Give Up My Life for Victory 179(13) 13 My Boys Stood It Like Heroes 192(29) 14 A "Stirring" Effect on the Enemy 221(11) 15 A Perfect Hurricane of Bullets 232(14) 16 Come On, Caddo! 246(16) 17 Pandemonium Turned Loose 262(25) 18 Springfield Is a Vast Hospital 287(18) 19 To Choose Her Own Destiny 305(12) 20 Never Disgrace Your Town 317 (12) Epilogue: A Heritage of Honor 329 (6) Order of Battle 335(4) Notes 339(42) Bibliography 381(18) Index 399