“This book is the second half of a well-researched and very detailed reexamination of Price’s invasion. Both general readers and scholars interested in Civil War military operations in the West should find this study useful.”—The Journal of Southern History
“A solid recounting of the 1864 Missouri Campaign. Taken with the companion work, this book is a good examination of Price’s attempt to reclaim his home state for the Confederacy.”—Civil War News
“Lause tells the story well, with some good battle pieces, insightful profiles of several officers, and some good political and military analysis.”—The NYMAS Review
“A well-written and cogent narrative of this fascinating fourteen-hundred-mile raid through Missouri and Kansas. His analysis should be required reading for any student of the Civil War’s Trans-Mississippi Theater.”—Missouri Historical Review
“Lause does an admirable job chronicling the movements and actions of multiple units during the raid.”—Arkansas Review
“Lause presents detailed descriptions of the Confederates moving through small Missouri towns such as Pilot Knob, where they looted and brutalized the citizens—the people whom they were supposed to be protecting.”—Kansas History
“Meticulously examines the entire chain of events, skirmish by skirmish, from both military and historical perspectives. Extensive notes and an index round out this excellent contribution to public and college library Civil War shelves.”—Midwest Book Review
