. 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 . 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 CO Z) o CO z UJ zuoCO H UJUJ oc h-co AMERICAN HEROISM. 69 potent, the dread of being boycotted in business by the merchants of theSt
. 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 . 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 CO Z) o CO z UJ zuoCO H UJUJ oc h-co AMERICAN HEROISM. 69 potent, the dread of being boycotted in business by the merchants of theStates of the South. Thus it was that friendships of years standing, and the ties of blood andkinship from childhood were strained and severed, and members of the samehousehold were arrayed against each other, first politically and then sociallyand finally in arms for bloody contest. Missouri contributed to the army during the rebellion, as shown by therecords of the war department, 109,111 men, not including colored troopsenlisted within her borders, nor homeguards enrolled for short periods. Andshe furnished the South about 40,000 men, regulars and irregulars. Frank Blair was facile princeps in preserving Missouri to the Union. My acquaintance with Mr. Blair began in 1860. He was the third son ofthe Hon. F. P. Blair, of Washington, D. C, having been born in 1821, andgraduated at Princeton College in 1841. He wasabout thirty-nine years of age when I met hi
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