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Stith, Matthew M.,

Extreme Civil War : guerrilla warfare, environment, and race on the trans-Mississippi frontier / Matthew M. Stith. - pages cm. - Conflicting worlds: new dimensions of the American Civil War .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Ripe for the harvest": the border before the war, 1860-1861 -- "Civil War was fully inaugurated": the border war, 1861 -- "The depth of misfortune and misery": regular and irregular war, 1862 -- "The arch fiend could desire nothing more": the devolution of war, 1863 -- "Deplorable condition of the country": civilization extirpated, 1864-1865.

ISBN: 9780807163146 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2015042804

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Guerrilla warfare--History--Southwest, Old--19th century.
Guerrilla warfare--History--United States--19th century.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Southwest, Old--History--Underground movements.--Civil War, 1861-1865
Southwest, Old--History--Commando operations.--Civil War, 1861-1865
Southwest, Old--History--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Underground movements.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Commando operations.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865

LC Class. No.: E470.45 / .S75 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 979/.02