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Reluctant Cannoneer 402) [25th Ohio Artillery] Banasik, Michael. RELUCTANT CANONNEER: THE DIARY OF ROBERT T. MCMAHAN OF THE 25TH INDEPENDENT OHIO LIGHT ARTILLERY. Iowa City: Press of the Camp Pope Bookshop, 2000. Front, illus, maps, notes, roster, ind, paperback, 360pp. The second volume in our series “Unwritten Chapters of the Civil War West of the River.” McMahan joined Company E, Second Ohio Cavalry on August 10, 1861. He arrived at St. Louis on January 18, 1862, and, following a short stay proceeded westward to Kansas, where he participated in the Indian Expedition of 1862, the Lone Jack pursuit in August, and numerous other scouts. On October 19, 1862, McMahan was involuntarily transferred to Stockton’s Kansas Artillery. The battery became the Twenty-fifth Independent Ohio Light Artillery on February 17, 1863, which made McMahan’s transfer permanent. About a year later, upon returning from furlough, McMahan learned that he had again been involuntarily transferred to Battery E, Second Missouri Artillery. As an artilleryman, he would see service at Cane Hill, Prairie Grove, the Van Buren Raid, the Little Rock Campaign, and the Camden Expedition. Corporal McMahan was an excellent observer and chronicler of camp life and battlefield. He also took unusual interest in his physical surroundings, from identifying fossils and geological formations to surveying Union forts and camps. $19.95.
The Prairie Was On Fire 403) Edwards, Whit. THE PRAIRIE WAS ON FIRE: EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS OF THE CIVIL WAR IN THE INDIAN TERRITORY. Oklahoma City, OK: Oklahoma Historical Society, 2001 Maps, Illus, notes, bibliography, index, hardcover in dj, 198pp. $24.95.
Grandpa's Gone 404) [120th Ohio Inf] Frey, Jerry GRANDPA’S GONE: THE ADVENTURES OF DANIEL BUCHWALTER IN THE WESTERN ARMY 1862-1865. Shippensburg, PA: Burd Street Pr, 1998. Illus, maps, notes, bib, ind, hardcover in dj, 227pp. Subject served in the 120th Ohio Inf, fought at Vicksburg (Port Gibson) and Red River Campaigns (Arkansas Post). $30.00.
The Preacher's Tale 405) Furry, William, ed. THE PREACHER’S TALE: THE CIVIL WAR JOURNAL OF REV. FRANCIS SPRINGER, CHAPLAIN, U.S. ARMY OF THE FRONTIER. Fayetteville, AR: U of AR Pr, 2001. Illus, notes, bib, ind, hardcover in dj, 206pp. Springer was chaplain of the 10th Illinois Cavalry and was present at the Battle of Prairie Grove, after which he became post chaplain at Fort Smith. "Springer's honest appraisals of life in the Army of the Frontier make for fascinating reading, an his unique perspective as moralist, educator, and journalist provide new insight into the Civil War and how it was fought in the West." $34.95.
The Civil War in the American West 406) Josephy, Alvin M. THE CIVIL WAR IN THE AMERICAN WEST. New York: Knopf, 1991. Maps, notes, bib, ind, paperback, 448pp. $16.00.
Kirby Smith's Confederacy 407) Kerby, Robert L. KIRBY SMITH’S CONFEDERACY: THE TRANSMISSISSIPPI SOUTH, 1863-1865. Tuscaloosa, AL: U of AL Pr, 1991. Maps, notes, ind, paperback, 529pp. $29.95.
Civil War on the Western Border 408) Monaghan, Jay. CIVIL WAR ON THE WESTERN BORDER 1854-1865. Lincoln, NE: Bison Books, 1984. Notes, bib, ind, paperback, 454pp. $15.00.
Crisis in Confederate Command 409) Prushankin, Jeffrey S. A CRISIS IN CONFEDERATE COMMAND: EDMUND KIRBY SMITH, RICHARD TAYLOR AND THE ARMY OF THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI. Baton Rouge, LA: LSU Press, 2005. Illustrated, maps, notes, bibliography, index, hardcover in dj, 330pp. $39.95.
Marching With the First Nebraska 410) Scherneckau, August. MARCHING WITH THE FIRST NEBRASKA: A CIVIL WAR DIARY. Norman, OK: University of OK Pr., 2007. Illustrated, maps, notes, bibliography, index, hardcover in dj, 367pp. $34.95.
Three Years and a Half 411) Williams, Ellen. THREE YEARS AND A HALF IN THE ARMY; OR HISTORY OF THE SECOND COLORADOS. Albany, MO: Century Reprints, 2000. Rpt. of 1885 ed., roster, bound in red buckram, 178 pages. The Second Colorado Regiment served in New Mexico early in the war, then extensively around the Kansas City, Missouri region conducting anti-guerilla operations. They participated in the Battle of the Blue and finished out their service in Kansas in operations against the Indians. $38.00.