Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove: Scenes and Incidents fo the War in Arkansas (The Civil War in the West)
By William Baxter.
Description
With the goal of sketching "at least some of the bright lights and dark shadows of the war;" William Baxter authored his regional classic, Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove, in 1864, before the actual end of the Civil War. Primarily focusing on the civilians of the region, Baxter vividly describes their precarious and vulnerable positions during the advances and retreats of armies as Confederate and Federal forces marched across their homeland. In his account, Baxter describes skirmishes and cavalry charges outside his front door, the "firing" of his town's buildings duri...
ISBN(s)
1557285918, 9781557285911
