His brother, George, lived in Bloomfield. I had a great-uncle and a cousin on the Cryts side who were both named Louis Houck Cryts. In regards to Amos Stoddard, he may have been the Commandant of Upper Louisiana in the early 1800s, but the naming of Stoddard County after Amos Stoddard had nothing whatsoever to do with the Civil War. Amos Stoddard acted for the U.S. government in 1803, many years before the commencement of the Civil War in 1861. I realize this has been a long, but hopefully not too confusing account of southeast Missouri counties, but unless you know the whole story it is difficult to understand Stoddard County's prior connections with Cape Girardeau and New Madrid Counties.
Most libraries have at least one edition.
Houck's histories are in local libraries but they are locked in the rare books or old reference sections and cannot be checked out. Most librarians will make copies of specific pages, however, if the pages aren't too fragile. Robert H. Forister has reprinted his History of Stoddard County and copies may be obtained from him at 501 W. Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield, MO 63825. Permission needs to be granted by him to use portions of his history on the internet.