With the goal of sketching "at least some of the bright lights and dark shadows of the war;" William Baxter authored his regional classic, Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove , in 1864, before the actual end of the Civil War. Primarily focusing on the civilians of the region, Baxter vividly describes their precarious and vulnerable positions during the advances and retreats of armies as Confederate and Federal forces marched across their homeland. In his account, Baxter describes skirmishes and cavalry charges outside his front ...
Read More
With the goal of sketching "at least some of the bright lights and dark shadows of the war;" William Baxter authored his regional classic, Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove , in 1864, before the actual end of the Civil War. Primarily focusing on the civilians of the region, Baxter vividly describes their precarious and vulnerable positions during the advances and retreats of armies as Confederate and Federal forces marched across their homeland. In his account, Baxter describes skirmishes and cavalry charges outside his front door, the "firing" of his town's buildings during a Confederate retreat, clashes between secessionist and Unionist neighbors, the feeding of hungry soldiers and the forceful appropriation of his remaining food supply, and the sickening sight of the wounded emerging from the Prairie Grove battlefield. Since its original printing, this firsthand account has only been reprinted once, in 1957, and both editions are considered collectors' items today. Of interest to Civil War scholars and general readers alike, Baxter's compelling social history is rendered even more comprehensive by William Shea's introduction. Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove is a valuable personal account of the Civil War in the Trans-Mississippi West which enables us to better comprehend the conflict as a whole and its devastating effect on the general populace of the war-torn portions of the country.
Read Less
Add this copy of Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove: Or, Scenes and Incidents to cart. $7.50, very good condition, Sold by Lottabooks rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from orange, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS PRESS.
Add this copy of Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove: Or, Scenes and Incidents to cart. $7.50, Sold by Lottabooks rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from orange, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS PRESS.
Add this copy of Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove: Scenes and Incidents Fo to cart. $37.43, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by University of Arkansas Press.
Add this copy of Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove: Scenes and Incidents Fo to cart. $102.94, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by University of Arkansas Press.
