{"product_id":"9780971992931","title":"Quantrill's Thieves","description":"After the battle at Pleasant Hill, Missouri on July11, 1862 Union troops   found Quantrill's muster roll on one of the dead guerrillas. Two copies were   made of the original, one by a Captain Henry J. Stierlin of Company A, 1st   Missouri Cavalry, and the other by the author's great, great uncle, Major Thomas   W. Houts, of Company A, 7th Cavalry, Missouri State Militia. The original and   Captain Stierlin's were forwarded to Union commander Brigadier General John M.   Schofield. The Major's copy was retained by him.   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  Upwards of 2,500 men have been said to have participated in some form of guerrilla activity   in Missouri between 1861 and 8165.  Estimates have established that approximately 600   men rode with Quantrill during the course of the war.     \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuantrill's Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e sets forth how the guerrilla war in Missouri evolved   from a series of ill-conceived Union orders and decrees and their misinterpretation by the   predominately Southern based population within the state.  As a personal illustration of   events, the author recounts an old family Civil War story, concluding with a portrayal of the   Battle of Pleasant Hill in July 1862.   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  Short biographical sketches are included of each of William Clarke Quantrill's original   documented ninety-three riders.  This was a group of men that in relatively small   engagements, and over a relatively brief period of time, immortalized themselves in fame   and infamy and gained an important place in American history.   \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Joseph K. Houts, Jr. resides in St.   Joseph, Missouri where he is employed in banking. He serves on the Board of   Trustees of the Pony Express Museum. He received his Bacholor of Arts degree   from Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, majoring in History. He also   received a Jurist Doctor degree from Lewis University College of Law, Glen   Ellyn, Illinois, now known as Northern Illinois University College of Law,   DeKalb, Illinois. ","brand":"Truman Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50008331813104,"sku":"9780971992931","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780971992931_p0.jpg?v=1784253433","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780971992931","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}