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ACT AS AGENTS -
THE FIGHT FOR MISSOURI, FROM
THE ELECTION OF LINCOLN
TO THE DEATH OF LYON.
RY COL, THOMAS L. SNEAD, AIDE-DE-
CAMP OF GOV CLAIBORNE F.
OF MISSSOUI; ACTING-ADJUTANT-
OF H MISSOURI STATE
GUARD; CHIEF-OF-STAFFOF II
ARMY OF THE WEST; MEM
Der OF THE CoNFED-
ERATE CON-
GRESS
The struggle which determined the
position of Missouri i'll he civil war
was in reality all epitome OF the civil
war itself. The fact that the state was
almost the only II actually dlvlued
AGAINST itself, with everv individual
citizen straining every nerve to carry
it his way, makes this episode N OF
the most absorbing in the war history.
Col. Snead, himself a very prominent
actor, and with original sources OF IN
formation as to every phase OF the
Struggle, has done in this book a work
long expected from him, and has made
one of the most interesting contr.bu-
tiOns vet given to this literature.
In his preface the author says: II
have written this book because it was
nv duty to write it; because, too, L
fancy that | know more about Inc
events that are narrated in it thar does
any one who will ever take the u
to write about them; and because am
the only living witness to many facts
the remembrance OF which ought to be
preserved"
Extract from a letter of Col. Snead to
his publishers: s.When Gen. Sterling
Price returned from Mexico he brought
back with him the records OF all the
armies which he had commanded dur
ing the war and gave them to me, with
the equest that / should one day write
the story of his campaigns. This re-
quest I have now, i'll part, complied
with by writing The Fight for Mis-
souri,"
The Washington Capital says: "Any-
thing more earnest and straightforward
than this narrative is impossible. 1t is
terse, logical and eloquent, with the
warmth bred acknowledge and sympa-
thy"
The New York Sun says: "The
author of this book is unquestionabiy a
competent witness. He
writes in the temperate and equitable
spirit which the lapse of a quarter OF
a century has rendered possible for
both parties to the civil war, and no
one who appreciates the significance of
the events which took place in Mis-
souri, + n should overlook this
interesting narrative"
The New York Evening Post says:
ga very important episode in the civil
war has been historically preserved in
Thomas l.. Snead's monograph on 'The
Fight for Missouri, from the Election
of Lincoln to the Death of Lyon As
editor of the st. Louis Bulletin, MIR.
Snead took active part in the political
fight which Immediately preceded Lin
coins election. He supported Breck-
enridge for the presidency, and when
Governor jackson declared that Mis-
sonri should make common cause with
other slaveholding states, he vigorously
supported him. He became one of the
governors aides in this critical period,
and was acting acknowledgement OF the
state guard during the campaign in
which were fought the battles of Will
sons Creek, Fort Scott and Lexing-
ton. This volume is therefore the
record of a period and stirring events
with which Mr.. Snead was intimately
acquainted, and OF many facts of which
he is the only living Witness"
The Newark Advertiser says: "sThe
fight for Missouri is to be commended
for the studious fairness with which the
author, an ex-confederate soldier, dis
cusses the political and military events.
1t is a fascinating story to all
who recall the bitterness of the strug-
GLE"
The Missouri Republican says: The
Fight for Missouri is a work of intense
interest and great value"
The Washington Post says: "Its
statements are marked byan exceptional
spirit of judicial fairness and the frank
ness OF its opinions, the impartiality of
its views, and the conscientious princi-
pie that underlies its whole construc-
ton give it an interest and a value re-
gretably rare among books of the class
Office of the Southern Historical
Association of St. Louis. We have
read the s'Fight for Missouri by Col.
Thomas l.. Snead, just published by
Charles S%cribner's Sons of New York,
and regard it as by far the most anthem
tic and perfect monograph yet contribu-
ted to the history of the late civil war.
To Missourians it is of especial interest
and value, and should be in the hands
of all who would learn the true history
of the state during the eventtul period
to which it refers. CELSIUS Price, L.. b.
Valiant, Joseph 7. Donovan, e. G..
Rainwater, J. G. McPheeters, VIM. Nj.
McPheeters, Nj. D., d. NJ. Frost,
Joseph Boyce, Sylvester l.. Nidelet,
M. D.
Extract from a letter of Hon. Chas.
D. Drake, ex-chief justice of the court
of claims: "What makes the work
peculiarly interesting * is hat
il gives all authentic inside view Of the
secret movements and doiugs OF the St.
Louis se~cessionists i'll Inc first four
months of 1861 = 4 No unionist
could ever write a tull history IF those
months. You have done a good work
Ill writing it
Extract from a letter of Mr.. r. I.
Hoicombe, author of "An Account of
the Battle of Wilson Creek" Let
me say in all candor and sincerity that
it is certainly an Invaluable volume
1t is completely successful in all its
parts. You might have made it larger
and more elaborate III some particulars,
but you could not have made it better.
= = You have explained the stu
alton preceding the first actual collision
very clearly and %truthfully, and your
narrative of military events is the ideal
of that species of compositions-though
brief, yet clear; though circumscribed,
yet easy of understanding"
Extract from a letter of the son OF
General Sterling Price to Col. Snead
81 regard it as Il fortunate thing tina
your book is considered by every ont
as being fair. r 4 = i think yol
have every reason to feel proud of You
labor. The book has certainly estab.
lished your reputation as an historian
and certaialy will be looked upon a.
authority from one end OF the land t,
the other. Your friend, CELSIUS Price.
One volume, 12mO, cloth, with maps
ST SO.
Chas. Scribner's Sons, publishers
14o O. 71E D,oo,.,, NJ, Vol