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Tag Archives: Samuel R. Curtis
Marmaduke’s Defensive Line at Byram’s Ford
By mid to late October of 1864, Major General Sterling Price’s ragtag Army of Missouri wound its way west toward the Missouri-Kansas border. Since September, the Army of Missouri had moved through northern Arkansas and into Missouri nearly 500 miles … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Leadership--Confederate, Trans-Mississippi
Tagged 1864, Battle of Westport, Byram's Ford, James Blunt, John S. Marmaduke, Kansas City, Missouri, Price's 1864 Missouri Expedition, Price's Raid, Samuel R. Curtis, Sterling Price
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“What Shall Be Done with the Slave?” The 9th Illinois Cavalry and Practical Emancipation
I am frequently sidetracked when scanning through historic newspapers on a quest for specific information. What can I say, the headlines are still doing their job. Such was the case while digitally flipping through August 1862 issues of the Chicago … Continue reading