by Brian Lane Herder.
Softcover (7.25×9.75 inches). 96 pages. 2026.
Subtitle: Price’s Raid and the Midwest’s Greatest Battle
The war for border state Missouri during the American Civil War proved initially successful for the Confederates, but ultimately victorious for the Union.
While considered a sideshow in the strategic sense of the war, it was nonetheless an important state to hold. The Confederates wanted to hold elections that would create a CSA victory and pro-CSA state at a time when the Union was advancing. The Union, suffering from a bit of war weariness, wanted to maintain momentum going into the presidential elections.
The Campaign format provides a good order of battle with all the regiments and artillery batteries, although without troop numbers — you can pull most out of the text, although you’ll have to figure out how to divide troop numbers for larger organizations into the regiments. The number of guns is included in the OOB.
One typo: “charge clammed into them” (p86) should be “slammed.”
The booklet contains 28 black and white photos, 19 color photos, eight color maps, two black and white maps, three color two-page action illustrations, one color 3D illustration, five black and white illustrations, and 12 other color illustrations.
The CSA invasion of Missouri would make for a good campaign setting and this book has all you need to do so. Nicely done.
Enjoyed it.
— Reviewed by Russ Lockwood
