Showing Jesse James and the Civil War in Missouri (Missouri Heritage Readers) by Robert L. Dyer

Jesse James and the Civil War in Missouri The Civil War in Missouri was a time of great confusion, violence, and destruction. Although several major battles were fought in the state between Confederate and Union forces, much of the fighting in Missouri was an ugly form of terrorism carried out by loose bands of Missouri guerrillas, by Kansas "Jayhawkers," or by marauding patrols of Union soldiers. This irregular warfare provided a trainin... Full description