St. Louis in the Civil War (Images of America) - Softcover

Dupler, Dawn; Petrovic, Cher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1467111260 ISBN 13: 9781467111263

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

On May 10, 1861, Union troops surrounded Camp Jackson, a military encampment where Confederate leaders were accused of conspiring to seize the St. Louis Arsenal, the largest store of munitions west of the Mississippi. The state militia, which numbered more than 600 men, answered the call of Missouri’s pro-Southern governor Claiborne Fox Jackson to assemble but found themselves outnumbered 10 to 1 and were forced to surrender. As federal forces marched them through St. Louis, an angry crowd gathered. Gunfire crackled, leaving more than 24 people dead. St. Louis epitomized the growing tensions between the North and South. The city’s strategic position enabled James Eads’s shipyards to build ironclads, Jefferson Barracks to muster troops, and Gratiot Street Prison to hold POWs. The list of notables with ties to St. Louis reads like a who’s who of the Civil War: Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, William T. Sherman, Nathaniel Lyon, James Longstreet, George Pickett, and others.

About this title

About the Author:

Dawn Dupler is an award-winning author whose work has appeared in national publications. She holds an MFA in writing and a BS in chemical engineering and works as an adjunct professor at St. Louis Community College. Cher Petrovic is a photographer for national publications and is involved with Civil War reenactments. She teaches at St. Louis Community College.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1467111260
• ISBN 13: 9781467111263
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128