Download or read book Wilson's Creek written by William Garrett Piston and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2004-08-01 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1861, Americans were preoccupied by the question of which states would join the secession movement and which would remain loyal to the Union. This question was most fractious in the border states of Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri. In Mi