Massacre At Baxter Springs

A FAST PACED AND LIVELY CIVIL WAR NOVEL.. While armies lock in deadly combat in the East, Kansans and Missourians wage their own heartland war, savaging all without pity. "Massacre at Baxter Springs" chronicles the true-life adventures of Billy Clark, an 18-year-old Wisconsin cavalry trooper who finds himself in the middle of a bloody guerilla war. Clark is quickly caught in the crossfire between William Quantrill's notorious guerillas and James Blunt, an outnumbered Union general who unwittingly leads his cavalry into a deadly ambush. The narrative describing the battle is based on previously unpublished Wisconsin archival material. This fast-paced novel, dramatizes this horrific confrontation, with all its brutality and heroism.Smith, Thomas G. is the author of 'Massacre At Baxter Springs', published 2004 under ISBN 9781418468873 and ISBN 1418468878.