The Second Texas Infantry; From Shiloh to Vicksburg
By Joseph E. Chance
With the text taken from primary source material, letters, diaries, official reports, and eye-witness accounts, the author takes this regiment throughout its organization to the battle of Shiloh, Corinth and the campaigns around Vicksburg. Excellent detail. Officers lists. Songs and poetry of the Second is shared. Personnel lists and extensive detailed end-notes. WONDERFUL SCHOLARLY WORK. Soft-cover & 217 pages takes it all in.
$17.95Shelby and His Men
By John Newman Edwards
This book encompasses General JO Shelby and his men throughout the war. The absolute closest to actually having his papers transcribed. Major Edwards served as Shelby’s adjutant, and therefore was privy to most of his correspondence and orders and was certainly in the thick of things on numerous occasion. In fact, Edwards wrote Shelby’s official reports of battles and campaigns. Excellent reference work. This book was reprinted in 1993 as a tribute to General Joseph Shelby Memorial Fund for the placing of a memorial monument. 542 pages of text, the rest of the 90 pages is made up of reunion records; service records of various men and regiments and a full every name index. Hard-cover, dust-jacket.
$37.00The Sixth Cavalry: The Gallant Breed: Shelby’s Iron Brigade
Edited by James McGhee and Carolyn Bartels
Information remains the same as in the Fifth Cavalry regiment. 158 pages. Soft-cover, Full index.
$14.95The Twelfth Cavalry; The Gallant Breed; Shelby's Iron Brigade
Edited by James McGhee and Carolyn Bartels
The 12th had some very popular commanders and some interesting soldiers. This regiment held many early Quantrill men. All other information remains the same as described in the Fifth Cavalry. Soft-cover, 113 pages includes a full index.
14.95The Fifth Cavalry; The Gallant Breed; Shelby’s Iron Brigade
Edited by James McGhee and Carolyn Bartels
Finally these men have a name. The rosters contain all information found on the individual service cards. Spellings were atrocious and a guessing game therefore researchers should use ALL variations. A listing of battles, actions and casualties and some transfers out or inclusions within Shelby’s regiment are given. Additional sources were used to verify names and these gave additional information. Soft-cover, Full Index..151 pages.
$14.95Splendors and Horrors of a Battlefield. A Yankee Cavalryman Views the Battle of Prairie Grove
By Joanne C. Eakin
Transcribed by Joanne C. Eakin from the Journal of Lt. Charles Wesley DeWolf, 7th Mo. Cav., US, which was written as the events took place. The Journal was in the possession of Howard Monett and was only one of possibly three journals kept by De Wolf. This was the second and begins December 1, 1862, and continues until May 29, 1863. The reader follows the activities, which are dramatically recorded-across the state of Missouri and includes many battles and skirmishes in the southern portion of the state. Foot-notes have been added by the research of Wayne H. Schnetzer and additional information to the men and events recorded within the pages of this wonderful piece of history. Soft-cover, 165 pages, fully indexed.
$14.95Stand Watie and the First Cherokee
By Carolyn Bartels
Stand Watie was the last holdout in the Confederate surrender, He and his men fought all four years, always with the promise of weapons. The Confederacy wanted their support, but sort of "didn’t get around" to giving them arms, clothing or feeding them. A valiant struggle of a proud man. Soft-cover edition taken from Official Records War of the Rebellion, and Oklahoma History.
$9.00Sterling Price's Lieutenants
By Richard C. Peterson, James E.. McGhee, Kip A. Lindberg, and Keith I Daleen
It's taken ten years, but, the the ultimate reference to the Missouri State Guard has finally reached the printing stage! 500+ pages, over 1000 officers, 4000 notes and sources and it's all indexed for ease in referencing.
Soft-cover $33.00 Hard-cover $50.00The Story of Cole Younger By Himself
By Cole Younger
Edited text, newly improved photo’s, Oak Hills Publishing, has really given us a worthwhile manuscript within the 160 pages of text. This is Cole Younger’s story, as told by himself and in his own words. You won’t be sorry, unless you overlook this great little gem. Soft-cover.
$14.95Tears and Turmoil: Order #11 in Missouri
By Joanne C. Eakin
(Whose family endured this infamous time) A collection of first person accounts from those who lived through this terrible time in Missouri history. Individually the stories are interesting, but read together they give a better feeling for the impact the Civil War and Order #11 had on neighbors and former old friends. Lots of old, handed down stories of this infamous Union Military order that changed the lives of all it touched. 125 pages, indexed, Soft-cover, photo’s.
$12.95Preview Booklet explaining the terrible order, Order #11, which depopulated 3+ border counties of Missouri $2.50
Tennessee Deaths in Union Prisons and Hospitals
Compiled By Carolyn Bartels
Alphabetical listing of name, rank, company, regiment, place of death and final resting place. Soft-cover.
$9.00Texas Cavalry Officer's Civil War: The Diary and Letters of James C. Bates
By Richard Lowe
Excerpted from entry: "The last year has passed I do not know how, It seems but a dream.. Nothing I have seen or done seems real to me - unless indeed I except what fighting I have done and I can assure you there has been quite enough of reality in that. There was no dreaming there."Powerful and moving, describes this work. A volunteer in the 9th Texas Cavalry, James Campbell Bates fought the battles within the Trans-Mississippi Department; Elk Horn, Corinth, Holly Springs, James and Thompson’s Station in far off Tennessee, plus almost daily skirmishing. Wonderful accounts of his life and that of his army. Letters included are those back home in Paris, Texas, to his awaiting wife. 328 pages, 10 halftones, 9 maps.
$39.95Texas and Taxans in the Civil War
By Dr. Ralph Wooster
464 pages, photos, maps, notes, bibliography, index. We have used this book extensively and recommend it for researchers and readers. These Texans were one tough bunch! Hard-cover.
$28.95Texas, The Dark Corner of the Confederacy
Edited By B. P. Gallaway
Contemporary accounts of the Lone Star State in the Civil War. Gallaway has assembled eye-witness accounts of various phases, both military and civilian, of the great conflict, Well known incidents such as the Twiggs give away of the Federal forts in February of 1861 and Dick Dowlings great victory at Sabine Pass in September of 1863 and the battle of Galveston. 286 pages, Soft-cover, maps.
Hard-cover available upon request.
$16.95Tomorrows Promise
By Diane Rogers
From the Oregon Trail to the camps of the Lakota Sioux and throughout the Civil War, Ben and Sarah Walters learn to survive. Taken captive by the Sioux after her wagon train is attacked, Sarah learns to live and care again. Experience the battles of Wilson's Creek, Lexington and Shiloh with Ben; feel the filth and privation of Libby Prison, share a friendship that grows between Sarah and a slave, and live through the destruction of a country torn apart by war. Journey back to one of the most explosive periods in our history in this story of survival, determination, forgiveness....and love. Soft-cover.
$16.95The Trail of Frank James for Murder-July 21, 1883 With Confessions of Dick Liddel and Clarence Hite
By George Miller Jr.
The trial of Frank James was no doubt the trial of the century in Missouri at that time. Taking place in Gallatin, Missouri, the trial started on July 21, 2025 and played to a packed house each day it was in session. The testimony and summations by the cadre of attorneys for each side took record breaking weeks to hear. Within the testimony many aliases that Frank and Jesse James, Jim Cummins, Bill Ryan, the Ford brothers, and many others used came to the surface. Great reading! 348 pages. Many photographs. 1898 reprinted edition
$22.95Trans-Mississippi Men at War: Missouri
By Carolyn Bartels
Hundreds of files went into this book, from all primary sources. Thus providing the researcher of Missouri military history CSA a valuable working tool. The records included: letters, Adjutant Generals records, casualty lists, organizations of Missouri’s MSG field and staff, some records of events and movements, material from county records and miscellaneous gathering of files from Missouri State Archives. Missouri is Volume I of the series. Some valuable and unusual records not found readily, such as the payroll records for all of the men of the Eighth Division MSG are included within the text. 300 pages, fully indexed.
Soft-cover $32.95 Hard-cover $42.95Trans-Mississippi Order Book; Brig. General John S. Marmaduke
By Carolyn M. Bartels
Transcribed from micro-film copy of the original. Never before published as a whole, Marmaduke’s Order Book has been used by many authors. We are super proud of this venture, compiled in conjunction with Missouri Order of the Stars and Bars. Never before seen casualty lists; behind the scenes look at day to day operations of a military division; conflicts, plans of strategy; movement orders; enlistments requirements; conscripts regulations; court-martial transcripts and sentences; execution orders; daily rations for an army; transfers and resignations of officers and enlisted men. Something for everyone who is a history seeker of the Trans-Mississippi Department. Fully indexed with over 3500 entries; Listings of Orders, special & general; appendix; You’ll be glad you invested.
Soft-cover edition in two volumes $47.00 Hard-cover in one volume $59.00True Tales - The Civil War In Missouri
By Carolyn M. Bartels
It's taken ten years, but, the the ultimate reference to the Missouri State Guard has finally reached the printing stage! 500+ pages, over 1000 officers, 4000 notes and sources and it's all indexed for ease in referencing. Orders for the edition () are being filled now, and the edition () will be available shortly after the first of the year (2008). Soft-cover.
$14.95Union Military Post Returns From Missouri 1861 - 1863
By Joanne C. Eakin
Soft-cover. 106 pgs.
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