The Wilson's Creek Staff Ride and Battlefield Tour

Staff rides and battlefield tours provide officers with the opportunity to obtain important insights into military operations, concepts of leadership, and how men have fought and endured in battles. In this work, The Wilson's Creek Staff Ride and Battlefied Tour, Major George E. Knapp, U.S. Army, Retired, offers students of military history a guide to the Wilson's Creek National Battlefield south of Springfield, Missouri. In the process, officers are presented with an overview of the Missouri campaign and a detailed narrative of the battle replace with vignettes by its Northern and Southern participants.