David E Casto: 1 book
Arkansas Late in the Civil War
The 8th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry, April 1864-July 1865
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
At the request of Union general Ulysses S. Grant, in 1864 Major General Frederick Steele stripped the Department of Arkansas of twelve thousand men--half its strength--to support an expedition in Louisiana. And while the depleted infantry remained largely in garrison, the 8th Missouri Cavalry and its...
