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Welcome to Hinze's Civil War Site! Here, you'll not only find some of the best, most detailed information on the war that nearly divided our country forever, but also a nice look to complement it and make your time here more enjoyable. We have everything from detailed information on certain aspects of the war, to Hinze's book: The Battle of Carthage: Border War in Southwest Missouri July 5, 1861, to multimedia. So just sit back, relax and move through the site by clicking on any one of the destination buttons at the side.
...The quiet muggy stillness of the morning was shattered when Federal pickets opened fire in the distance. Federal Colonel Franz Sigel
spurred his horse forward to determine the cause of the commotion. In the distance he could see homespun-clad Southern horsemen attempting to contest the advance of his column... A milling mass of Southerners was taking up a position on the crest of a ridge about one mile to the north.
To the confident well-drilled Federals they appeared as a motely collection of men fielding a few pieces of artillery while struggling to align themselves for battle.
After marching blindly through the state, the German colonel had finally found his enemy. Now, perhaps, he would also find the glory and fame he felt he so justly deserved.
From the Prologue of
The Battle of Carthage: Border War in Southwest Missouri, July 5, 1861