This is my first Civil War book and hopefully it will expand into others. I'm still in the research stage with a few rough chapters.

My research shows the very lack of the Trans-Mississippi theater in the printed form! I'm looking to help fill a gap in the Civil War history genra, that has left the west, Arkansas in particularly for the east, and it's grand battles without working in the overall scope of the Arkansas and Trans-Mississippi area. Arkansas troops from both sides and units from other states that served here. Their accomplishments in this theater of the Civil War has waited long enough.

Any help with maps, sources, and copies of letters/diaries/journals/papers/flags/stats of troops raised (IE: white, free black, slave ect.), would be of great help as well as tips on focus for the 1861-65 Arkansas war.

Thanks for the help I'll keep you updated as well as any stuff I get will be shared with any and all as well.

As with all the books that I've looked through for form and style all contributions may be noted in footnote or caption with the work, all contributed work will be in the bibliography.

Any help in passing the word along to others would be great.

Thanks

James Acerra