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footnotes and in appearances in the book text, but then italicized them in the bibliography. Ballard believed that the book's strength was its use and quotation of primary sources, particularly previously unused ones. Overall, he described
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Garrett (1994). "The South's Finest: The First Missouri Confederate Brigade from Pea Ridge to Vicksburg and In Deadly Earnest: The History of the First Missouri Brigade, CSA".
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