. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . nce to the destruc-tion of his country.* The Secessionists in St. Louis, al-though greatly in the minority, weregenerally of the wealthier class andcontrolled the social life. They werebright, alert and courageous, and byfar more aggressive than the Unionistswho, for a long time, could not be made to believe that all the talk,and even the overt acts, were more than bluster that would end in froth assoon as it became apparent the Federal g
. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . nce to the destruc-tion of his country.* The Secessionists in St. Louis, al-though greatly in the minority, weregenerally of the wealthier class andcontrolled the social life. They werebright, alert and courageous, and byfar more aggressive than the Unionistswho, for a long time, could not be made to believe that all the talk,and even the overt acts, were more than bluster that would end in froth assoon as it became apparent the Federal government intended to assertits supremacy. And so it was that the Southern sympathizers went on unmolested intheir preparations and drew the social lines closer and closei*. excluding f hosenot in perfect accord with them from social recognition. It is ditiicult torealize how potent a factor this was in a part of a free Democratic the fact is that many of the border States were avowed Secessionists orat least lukewarm Unionists, although born and educated in the North,simply from fear of social ostracism, or what was in many cases equally. General Sterling Price. •General SterllnR Price i« now Ihiefly known to fame as thi commandivnt of the cclebrnted Irlce Kiild through Missouri, in the autumn of isfil. Klvinp the last military llavor to the history of the State of Kansas, theculmination of her troubles on account of the question of slavery.
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