August Light: Wilson's Creek and the Battle for Missouri

August Light: Wilson's Creek and the Battle for Missouri

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 17, 2010

Runtime

1h 6m

Genres

Documentary, History

Original Title

August Light: Wilson's Creek and the Battle for Missouri

Production Companies

Wide Awake Films

Director

Shane Seley

Description

In the early morning hours of August 10, 1861, the rolling hillsides of southwest Missouri echoed with the sounds of fierce combat...The Battle of Wilson's Creek, the second major battle of the Civil War, and the first west of the Mississippi River, marked the beginning of four years of invading armies and ruthless guerilla warfare in Missouri, from St. Louis to modern-day Kansas City...