The Civil War's first blood : Missouri, 1854-1861 /
Denny, James,1943-
Bradbury, John F.
Boonville, Mo. : MissouriLife,
c2007.
History of the Border War between Missouri and Kansas before the Civil War.
Before the war -- 1861 -- Missouri's secession crisis -- The road to Boonville -- The Battle of Carthage -- The Battle of Wilson's Creek -- A tale of two governments -- Choosing sides North Missouri style -- High tide for the Missouri Southern cause -- The pathfinder's curtain call -- Civil War comes to Southeast Missouri -- The twelfth Confederate State -- Price moves North again -- What the future held.
History of the Border War between Missouri and Kansas before the Civil War.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 136-138).