{"product_id":"wilsons-creek-the-second-battle-of-the-civil-war-and-the-men-who-fought-it-9780807855751","title":"Wilson's Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1861, Americans were preoccupied by the question of which states would join the secession movement and which would remain loyal to the Union. This question was most fractious in the border states of Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri. In Missouri, it was largely settled at Wilson's Creek on August 10, 1861, in a contest that is rightly considered the second major battle of the Civil War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn providing the first in-depth narrative and analysis of this important but largely overlooked battle, William Piston and Richard Hatcher combine a traditional military study of the fighting at Wilson's Creek with an innovative social analysis of the soldiers who participated and the communities that supported them. In particular, they highlight the importance of the soldiers' sense of corporate honor -- the desire to uphold the reputation of their hometowns -- as a powerful motivator for enlistment, a source of sustenance during the campaign, and a lens through which soldiers evaluated their performance in battle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Garrett Piston,Richard W. III Hatcher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 5.76w x 1.05d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807855751\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Garrett Piston, professor of history at Southwest Missouri State University, is author of \u003ci\u003eLee's Tarnished Lieutenant: James Longstreet and His Place in Southern History.\u003c\/i\u003e Richard W. Hatcher III is historian at Fort Sumter National Monument.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50530238759027,"sku":"9780807855751","price":62.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_8443ef05-5730-4c23-ac8d-af89a3c421b6.jpg?v=1790337586","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/wilsons-creek-the-second-battle-of-the-civil-war-and-the-men-who-fought-it-9780807855751","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}