Guerrilla Hunters in Civil War Missouri (Civil War Series)

The Guerrillas Who Terrorized Missouri During The Civil War Were Colorful Men Whose Daring And Vicious Deeds Brought Them A Celebrity Never Enjoyed By The Federal Soldiers Who Hunted Them. Many Books Have Been Written About William Quantrill, Bloody Bill Anderson, George Todd, Tom Livingston And Other Noted Guerrillas. You Have Probably Not Heard Of George Wolz, Aaron Caton, John Durnell, Thomas Holston Or Ludwick St. John. They Served In Union Cavalry Regiments In Missouri, Where Neither Side Showed Mercy To Defeated Foes. They Are Just Five Of The Anonymous Thousands Who, In The End, Defeated The Guerrillas And Have Been Forgotten With The Passage Of Time. This Is Their Story. The Wolf By The Ears -- Lucifer Moved Hell Itself To Missouri -- A Military Force For Suppressing The Rebellion -- Hard Service In The Way Of Scouting -- Continuously In The Saddle, Day And Night -- Few Things Perplex Me More -- An Immediate And Pressing Necessity -- Such Inhuman Wretches Deserve No Mercy -- Contest Every Inch Of Ground -- Mustering Out. James W. Erwin. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

The guerrillas who terrorized Missouri during the Civil War were colorful men whose daring and vicious deeds brought them a celebrity never enjoyed by the Federal soldiers who hunted them. Many books have been written about William Quantrill, "Bloody Bill" Anderson, George Todd, Tom Livingston and other noted guerrillas. You have probably not heard of George Wolz, Aaron Caton, John Durnell, Thomas Holston or Ludwick St. John. They served in Union cavalry regiments in Missouri, where neither side showed mercy to defeated foes. They are just five of the anonymous thousands who, in the end, defeated the guerrillas and have been forgotten with the passage of time. This is their story.