Movie·2010·1h 6m

August Light: Wilson's Creek and the Battle for Missouri

Name: August Light: Wilson's Creek and the Battle for Missouri
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2010-04-17
Cast: Cindy Allen, Kathleen Allen, John Condra, Danny Cox, Raleigh Dean Craighead

DocumentaryHistory

Synopsis

In the early morning hours of August 10, 1861, the rolling hillsides of southwest Missouri echoed with the sounds of fierce combat...The Battle of Wilson's Creek, the second major battle of the Civil War, and the first west of the Mississippi River, marked the beginning of four years of invading armies and ruthless guerilla warfare in Missouri, from St. Louis to modern-day Kansas City...