Civil War Ghosts of Southwest Missouri

by Lisa Livingston-Martin

For southwest Missouri, the Civil War was an unparalleled period of violence, sorrow and anger. As the torches burned the physical landscape, the depredations inflicted were also scorched upon the psyche of the people who lived through fires. Survey Carthage's battlefield for stubborn holdouts or hold vigil at the Kendrick House for innocent bystanders who were swept up into the stratagems of bushwhackers and guerrillas. Meet the Bloody Spikes, Rotten Johnny Reb and scores more figures from the region's past who continue to trouble its present.

Genres: History

128 pages, Paperback

First published June 21, 2011

Reviews

[Tammy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book not only offers legends and folktales about ghosts but more detail about the Civil War in Southwest Missouri than I had studied in any of my history classes in school or college. Even if you are not interested in ghosts, IF you are interested in the Civil War this book is a good source of history. The author travels to spots that are supposedly haunted by spirits from Civil War times, mostly union or confederate soldiers who died in the area during the war. I even talked my husband into reading this because of his interest in the civil war. He is totally not interested in ghost stories and doesn't even like to watch scary movies or Grimm or Supernatural, but he read it for the history.

[Tim · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think it has an interesting spin on your typical historical book. I could not really say, as a history buff, that I was bored at any point while reading this. If you are interested in Civil War history, and you also want to learn more about South-West Missouri during the war, cause of general interest or because it's the place you call home, it's a book for you.

[PottWab Regional Library]

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