Autobiography of Samuel S. Hildebrand
Subtitle: the renowned Missouri bushwhacker
By: edited by Kirby Ross.
Contributors: Ross, Kirby.; Evans, James W.; Keith, A. Wendell 1835-1897.
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Fayetteville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
Subjects: Hildebrand, Samuel S., 1836-1872; Hildebrand family; Guerrillas -- Confederate States of America -- Biography; Guerrillas -- Missouri -- Saint Francois County -- Biography; Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Underground movements; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Underground movements; Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives; Saint Francois County (Mo.) -- History, Military -- 19th century; Saint Francois County (Mo.) -- Biography
Genres: Biography.; Personal narratives.
Description: Most Civil War historians now agree that the guerrilla conflict shaped the entire war in significant ways. Some of these "bushwhackers"--Nathan Bedford Forrest, William Clarke Quantrill, John Singleton Mosby - have become quite famous. Illiterate Sam Hildebrand, one of Missouri's most notorious guerrillas - often compared to Rob Roy and the subject of dime novels - was one of the few to survive the war and have his story taken down and published. Shortly after this he was killed following a barroom brawl. Hildebrand's reign of terror gave the Union army fits and kept much of the Trans-Mississippi, especially Missouri, roiling in the 1860s. Over seven years of fighting he and his men killed dozens of soldiers and civilians, whites and blacks; he claimed to have killed nearly one hundred himself. He was accused of many heinous acts." "The historical significance of Hildebrand's story is substantial, but his bloody tale is eminently readable and stands quite well on its own as a cold-blooded portrait of a violent time in American history. Hildebrand's autobiography has long been out of print and has been a rare and highly prized acquisition among Civil War historians and enthusiasts.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"1870 edition edited by James W. Evans and A. Wendell Keith."
Table of contents: title: Yankee fiction; title: Early history of the Hildebrand family; title: Determination to take no part in the War; title: McIlvaine's vigilance mob; title: His house at Flat Woods attacked by eighty soldiers; title: Interview with Gen. Jeff. Thompson; title: Trip to Missouri; title: Vigilance mob drives his mother from home; title: Trip with Burlap and Cato; title: Trip with two men; title: Another trip to Missouri; title: Trip with three men; title: The militia mob robs the Hildebrand estate; title: Federal cruelties; title: Started alone; title: Started to Bloomfield with three men; title: Put in a crop; title: Took seven men; title: Took eight men; title: Trip to Hamburg with fifteen men; title: Started with six men for Springfield, Missouri; title: Started with four men; title: Took ten men; title: Took fifteen men; title: Put in a crop; title: Started to St. Francois County, Missouri; title: Started with nine men to St. Francois County; title: Capt. John, with a company of Federal, burns the headquarters in Green County, Arkansas [or just make this Capt. John]; title: Took a raid into Missouri with four men; title: Commanded the advance guard in Price's Raid; title: Selected three men and went to Missouri to avenge the death ofRev. William Polk [or just make this Selected three men]; title: Started with eight men on a trip to Arkansas River; title: Gloomy prospects for the South; title: Started to Missouri with four men; title: Trip to Missouri with four men; title: Imprisoned in Jacksonport Jail; title: Military operations for his capture.