Civil War Springfield
An account of Springfield, Missouri, population 1,500—and the epic struggle between the Union and Confederacy to control it.
 
During the Civil War, Springfield was a frontier community of about 1,500 people, but it was the largest and most important place in southwest Missouri. The Northern and Southern armies vied throughout the early part of the war to occupy its strategic position. The Federal defeat at Wilson’s Creek in August of 1861 gave the Southern forces possession, but Zagonyi’s charge two and half months later returned Springfield to the Union.
 
The Confederacy came back near Christmas of 1861—before being ousted again in February of 1862. Marmaduke’s defeat at the Battle of Springfield in January of 1863 ended the contest, placing the Union firmly in control, but Springfield continued to pulse with activity throughout the war. In this volume, historian Larry Wood chronicles this epic story.
 
Includes illustrations
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Civil War Springfield
An account of Springfield, Missouri, population 1,500—and the epic struggle between the Union and Confederacy to control it.
 
During the Civil War, Springfield was a frontier community of about 1,500 people, but it was the largest and most important place in southwest Missouri. The Northern and Southern armies vied throughout the early part of the war to occupy its strategic position. The Federal defeat at Wilson’s Creek in August of 1861 gave the Southern forces possession, but Zagonyi’s charge two and half months later returned Springfield to the Union.
 
The Confederacy came back near Christmas of 1861—before being ousted again in February of 1862. Marmaduke’s defeat at the Battle of Springfield in January of 1863 ended the contest, placing the Union firmly in control, but Springfield continued to pulse with activity throughout the war. In this volume, historian Larry Wood chronicles this epic story.
 
Includes illustrations
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Civil War Springfield

Civil War Springfield

by Larry Wood
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Civil War Springfield

by Larry Wood

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An account of Springfield, Missouri, population 1,500—and the epic struggle between the Union and Confederacy to control it.
 
During the Civil War, Springfield was a frontier community of about 1,500 people, but it was the largest and most important place in southwest Missouri. The Northern and Southern armies vied throughout the early part of the war to occupy its strategic position. The Federal defeat at Wilson’s Creek in August of 1861 gave the Southern forces possession, but Zagonyi’s charge two and half months later returned Springfield to the Union.
 
The Confederacy came back near Christmas of 1861—before being ousted again in February of 1862. Marmaduke’s defeat at the Battle of Springfield in January of 1863 ended the contest, placing the Union firmly in control, but Springfield continued to pulse with activity throughout the war. In this volume, historian Larry Wood chronicles this epic story.
 
Includes illustrations

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781614233305
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 05/10/2022
Series: Civil War Series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 163
Sales rank: 719,051
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

Larry Wood is a retired public school teacher and freelance writer specializing in the history of the Ozarks region. His magazine articles have appeared in publications like America's Civil War, Blue and Gray, Gateway Heritage, History Magazine, Kansas Heritage, Missouri Historical Review, Missouri Life, Ozarks Mountaineer, Ozarks Reader, Show Me the Ozarks, True West, and Wild West. His previous books include The Civil War on the Lower Kansas-Missouri Border, The Civil War Story of Bloody Bill Anderson, Other Noted Guerrillas of the Civil War in Missouri, Ozarks Gunfights and Other Notorious Incidents, and two historical novels entitled Call Me Charlie: A Novel of a Quantrill Raider and Showdown at Baxter Springs. Wood and his wife, G.G., live in Joplin, Missouri.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 7

Introduction 9

Chapter 1 The Prewar Years: Kansas Bleeds into Southwest Missouri 11

Chapter 2 The Guns of Fort Sumter Echo in Springfield 19

Chapter 3 The Yankee Dutch Come to Town 28

Chapter 4 Wilson's Creek: A Perfect Panic 38

Chapter 5 The Confederates Take Over the Town 46

Chapter 6 Zagonyi's Charge 55

Chapter 7 The Federals Reoccupy Springfield 69

Chapter 8 The Rebels Move Back In 78

Chapter 9 The Union Takes Over Again 82

Chapter 10 Marmaduke's Invasion of Missouri 97

Chapter 11 The Batde of Springfield 105

Chapter 12 The Second Half of the War 118

Chapter 13 The Aftermath of the War 133

Chapter 14 Postwar Commemoration 138

Bibliography 145

Index 153

About the Author 157

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