The Civil War in the Western Territories: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah (Paperback)

~ Ray Charles Colton (Author) "ON A MAP of the United States at the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, one can draw a fairly straight line from..." (more)
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Product Details

• Paperback: 230 pages
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press (September 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806119020
• ISBN-13: 978-0806119021
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #283,353 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Civil War in the Western Territories, April 25, 2000

By	Jeff Richards (utah) - See all my reviews

This book was a very interesting one. I liked the fact that Colton covered several different conflict that happened during the Civil War. In the first chapter he gives some background on eac of the territories. In chapet two he talkes about the Confederat action in each of these states. Chapter three gives some background on the troops fron Colorado. The chapter that really impressed me was chapter seven, this chapter was about the effect the indians had on the War.In the last chapter he puts some closure to what the states did after the War. There was one thing that I did not like about the book and that was the way he used names in this book. Everytime he used a name he would use the full name for example Lieutnant colonel Edward R. Eyrethe first time and after that he could have said Lieutenant Colonel Eyre. This made me very frustrated having to read the long name every time. Overall this book worked for me. I liked the structure of this book. He used some good maps and photos of some of the individuals that were talked about in the book. I would reccommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning more about the Civil War in the West.