General M. Jeff Thompson's Letter Book
Author | : Meriwether Jeff Thompson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : United States |
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Author | : Meriwether Jeff Thompson |
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Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : United States |
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Author | : Meriwether Jeff Thompson |
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Total Pages | : 57 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Missouri |
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Author | : Doris Land Mueller |
Publisher | : University of Missouri Press |
Total Pages | : 139 |
Release | : 2007-02-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0826265901 |
In the treacherous swamps of southeast Missouri, a different kind of Civil War was waged. Meriwether Jeff Thompson was one of the most intriguing but least-known Missouri participants in the Civil War. He and his troops traveled fast and light to harass Union forces, materializing out of the countryside to surprise the enemy and evading the traps set for them by Northern commanders. Early in the war, Union General Ulysses S. Grant gave Thompson the name “Swamp Fox” for his exploits in the Bootheel region. This book now tells his story—an adventure that will be appreciated by readers of all ages. Doris Mueller has produced a meticulously researched account of Thompson’s life, from his Virginia boyhood and early successes to his wartime exploits and postwar life. When the war began, Thompson left his adopted city of St. Joseph—where he had served as mayor—to fight for the Confederacy. He was elected brigadier general in the First Military District of Southeast Missouri and led poorly equipped and loosely trained men in skirmishes and raids, often using guerrilla tactics. He was captured in August 1863. After being released twelve months later in a prisoner exchange, he joined Sterling Price’s ill-fated raid into Missouri. After the war, he was one of the first Southern leaders to seek reinstatement as a U.S. citizen and worked to allay hostilities among fellow Southerners. Thompson was also known as the “Poet Laureate of the Marshes,” and Mueller includes numerous excerpts from his writings about his experiences. Her account not only provides a wealth of little-known biographical details about this important Missourian but also offers insight into the state’s unique experiences during that bloody era, personalizing events through the life of this brave soldier. Scorned by the Northern press for impudence, but beloved as a leader by his men, Thompson was courageous in battle, often to the point of recklessness, making him a constant thorn in the side of Union forces; after the war he was an oft-maligned model for reconciliation. Doris Mueller’s recounting of his life is an action-adventure story that will delight readers as it attests to his important role in Missouri’s heritage.
Author | : Doris Land Mueller |
Publisher | : University of Missouri Press |
Total Pages | : 137 |
Release | : 2007-02-28 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0826217249 |
"Doris Land Mueller offers an adventurous account of the life of Confederate Army commander Meriwether Jeff Thompson. Thompson's military exploits in the Missouri Bootheel region earned him the nicknamed "Swamp Fox" from Union General Ulysses S. Grant, while his writing earned him the nickname "Poet Laureate of the Marshes"--Provided by publisher.
Author | : James E. McGhee |
Publisher | : University of Arkansas Press |
Total Pages | : 342 |
Release | : 2011-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781610751742 |
Tracing the origins and history of Missouri Confederate units that served during the Civil War is nearly as difficult as comprehending the diverse politics that produced them. Deeply torn by the issues that caused the conflict, some Missourians chose sides enthusiastically, others reluctantly, while a number had to choose out of sheer necessity, for fence straddling held no sway in the state after the fighting began. The several thousand that sided with the Confederacy formed a variety of military organizations, some earning reputations for hard fighting exceeded by few other states, North or South. Unfortunately, the records of Missouri's Confederate units have not been adequately preserved—officially or otherwise—until now. James E. McGhee is a highly respected and widely published authority on the Civil War in Missouri; the scope of this book is startling, the depth of detail gratifying, its reliability undeniable, and the unit narratives highly readable. McGhee presents accounts of the sixty-nine artillery, cavalry, and infantry units in the state, as well as their precedent units and those that failed to complete their organization. Relying heavily on primary sources, such as rosters, official reports, order books, letters, diaries, and memoirs, he weaves diverse materials into concise narratives of each of Missouri's Confederate organizations. He lists the field-grade officers for battalions and regiments, companies and company commanders, and places of origin for each company when known. In addition to listing all the commanding officers in each unit, he includes a bibliography germane to the unit, while a supplemental bibliography provides the other sources used in preparing this unique and comprehensive resource.
Author | : Meriwether Jeff Thompson |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1864 |
Genre | : Arkansas |
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Letter from M. Jeff Thompson to Governor, Thomas C. Reynolds, dated Camden, Arkansas, February 16, 1865. Letter discusses waiting on orders before moving south, the Missouri Brigade and family matters.
Author | : Meriwether Jeff Thompson |
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Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Generals |
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Author | : David J. Eicher |
Publisher | : University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages | : 444 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780252022739 |
With the assistance of several scholars, including James M. McPherson and Gary Gallagher, and a long-time specialist in Civil War books, Ralph Newman, David Eicher has selected for inclusion in The Civil War in Books the 1,100 most important books on the war. These are organized into categories as wide-ranging as "Battles and Campaigns," "Biographies, Memoirs, and Letters," "Unit Histories," and "General Works." The last of these includes volumes on black Americans and the war, battlefields, fiction, pictorial works, politics, prisons, railroads, and a host of other topics. Annotations are included for all entries in the work, which is presented in an oversized 8 1/2 x 11 inch volume in two-column format. Appendixes list "prolific" Civil War publishers and other Civil War bibliographies, and the works included in Eicher's mammoth undertaking are indexed by author or editor and by title. Gary Gallagher's foreword traces the development of Civil War bibliographies and declares that Eicher's annotation exceeds that of any previous comprehensive volume. The Civil War in Books, Gallagher believes, is "precisely the type of guide" that has been needed. The first full-scale, fully-annotated bibliography on the Civil War to appear in more than thirty years, Eicher's The Civil War in Books is a remarkable compendium of the best reading available about the worst conflict ever to strike the United States. The bibliography, the most valuable reference book on the subject since The Civil War Day by Day, will be essential for college and university libraries, dealers in rare and secondhand books, and Civil War buffs.
Author | : Benson John Lossing |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1956 |
Release | : 1874 |
Genre | : United States |
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Author | : Benjamin Franklin Butler |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1252 |
Release | : 1892 |
Genre | : Generals |
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