Not being a Civil War history buff, I wasn't aware of this rather little-known battle that took place in early 1862. However, the effects were rather important. One of them was the tremendous number of deaths of Confederate military leaders. Four Confederate colonels were captured, wounded, or killed. The loss of so many senior officers greatly affected the Southern side.
The battle should have been a textbook case of overwhelming odds with the Confederates having many more men in the theater than their opponents. Captivating History makes clear how the Confederates were defeated, mostly through the ambitions of General Van Dorn.
Because of the results of this series of circumstances, the Union was able to keep control of the area and keep Missouri on the Northern side throughout the war.
I thought the discussion of the Native Americans and their part in the Civil War was most interesting.
The battle should have been a textbook case of overwhelming odds with the Confederates having many more men in the theater than their opponents. Captivating History makes clear how the Confederates were defeated, mostly through the ambitions of General Van Dorn.
Because of the results of this series of circumstances, the Union was able to keep control of the area and keep Missouri on the Northern side throughout the war.
I thought the discussion of the Native Americans and their part in the Civil War was most interesting.
