So I’m working on a story set in 1861 Missouri, about twin brothers who fought on opposite sides of the war and their families. What’s some good books about Missouri during the Civil War?
I’m specifically looking for books that deal with both the home front and military side.
Here are a few to start with:
Jay Monaghan, Civil War on the Western Border, excellent overview
Wiley Britton, Civil War on the The Border (two volumes), same; earlier written and more detail
Goodrich, Black Flag, Guerilla Warfare on the Western border 1861-1865, necessary to understand war in Missouri
Piston & Hatcher, Wilson's Creek
William Shea, Pea Ridge (battle fought just over the border in Arkansas but key to the Civil War in Missouri)
You'll also want to read about Price's 1864 invasion, e.g., battles of Pilot Knob, Little Blue, Byram's Ford, Westport, Mine Creek
Suderow & House, The Battle of Pilot Knob, Thunder in Arcadia Valley
Hunter, Cavalrymen of the Third Iowa, has good treatment of Byram's Ford and Mine Creek
Two good books on Missouri's premier Confederate brigades are:
Gottschalk, In Deadly Earnest
Tucker, The South's finest