Battles and biographies of Missourians, or, The Civil War period of our state

Excerpt from Battles and Biographies of Missourians, or the Civil War Period of Our StateI have indulged in no sensational or blood curdling recitals. The nobler aspects of war should alone be accentuated by the writer who aspires to perpetuity in his work. To this higher standard of history I have attempted to conform my labors.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.… (more)