Arkansas Late in the Civil War
Arkansas Late in the Civil War
by David E. Casto
English | EPUB | 3.9 MB
by David E. Casto
English | EPUB | 3.9 MB
Atthe request of Union general Ulysses S. Grant, in 1864 Major General FrederickSteele stripped the Department of Arkansas of twelve thousand men—half itsstrength—to support an expedition in Louisiana. And while the depleted infantryremained largely in garrison, the 8th Missouri Cavalry and itscounterparts were ordered to patrol central Arkansas under horrid conditionsand protect the state from guerrilla Rebels. The regiment spent nine longmonths battling against Confederate general Jo Shelby’s efforts to raid theWhite River Valley behind Union lines while simultaneously battling to secureArkansas’ borders. Join author David Casto as he explores the 8thMissouri Volunteer Cavalry’s perilous excursion into enemy territory.