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Yes, I think so http://mokscivilwar.inotch.com/about/

Thanks 🙂 I have a unique perspective in that I tend to acknowledge the "evils" of both sides and not take a winners or losers stand even thought my ancestors were all Union men. And while I admire all aspects of study of the Civil War, I find my "enjoyment" studying the events that get little attention in Missouri, kansas and Arkansas (hence the topic of my blog). It's interesting to find little gems of history that haven't been written and discussed over a thousand times (can you say Gettysburg). I also think getting into the the real meat of the war means getting into the events leading up to the war. My personal belief is that the war started on the Kansas/Missouri border, not South Carolina.Again, thanks... for looking at my blog... I need to keep up with it a little better...  😀

Thanks 🙂 I have a unique perspective in that I tend to acknowledge the "evils" of both sides and not take a winners or losers stand even thought my ancestors were all Union men. And while I admire all aspects of study of the Civil War, I find my "enjoyment" studying the events that get little attention in Missouri, kansas and Arkansas (hence the topic of my blog). It's interesting to find little gems of history that haven't been written and discussed over a thousand times (can you say Gettysburg). I also think getting into the the real meat of the war means getting into the events leading up to the war. My personal belief is that the war started on the Kansas/Missouri border, not South Carolina.Again, thanks... for looking at my blog... I need to keep up with it a little better...  😀

I wrote a paper on Kirby Smith and the Trans-Mississippi Department for a Historiography class at Louisville.  In my research I found that the war West of the Mississippi is lacking scholarly attention.  I guess it has been lost in the shuffle due to the perception of it being a side show.