When the Missouri Ran Red: A Novel of the Civil War (Jim Woodward -F) Section-Civil War History and a turning point in

and a turning point in American history

and landscapes on foot

2013 Jefferson Davis Award

Abe will strike out to find his own path

Author: Jon Meacham

When the Missouri Ran Red: A Novel of the Civil War (Jim Woodward -F) Section-Civil War History and a turning point inAutumn, 1864. Rebel bushwhackers have seized and looted a small town in Missouri. Wounded and left for dead by his half brother, seventeen year old Owen Wainwright is captured and conscripted by the Confederate Army. As the troops blacksmith, he witnesses the horrors of war firsthand: the savagery of General Selbys Iron Brigade, the massacres of Union troops, the bloody battles at Lexington, Westport, and Mine Creek. Against all odds, Owen survives