Saturday, February 22, 2025
Upcoming study of Fremont's 100 Days in Missouri
On this site, I've more than once expressed earnest hope that someone would publish a standalone modern study of John C. Fremont's brief but event-filled and controversial time in charge of the Union Army's Western Department. This period is commonly referred to as "Fremont's Hundred Days in Missouri." Thus, after years of anticipation, I was happy to discover that there is indeed such a project in the works. Gregory Wolk's John Fremont's 100 Days: Clashes and Convictions in Civil War Missouri will be published this coming September through Missouri Historical Society Press. My only prior exposure to Wolk's work is this Missouri Civil War tour guide, which I considered rather well put together.
On a related note, author John Bicknell also let me know that his upcoming book The Pathfinder and the President: John C. Frémont, Abraham Lincoln, and the Battle for Emancipation (Stackpole, April '25) will devote around four chapters to this topic.
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