Staff rides and battlefield tours provide officers with the opportunity to obtain important insights into military operations, concepts of leadership, and how men have fought and endured in battles. This staff ride offers students of military history a guide to the Wilson's Creek National Battlefield south of Springfield, Missouri. In the process, officers are presented with an overview of the campaign and a detailed narrative of the battle replete with vignettes by its Northern and Southern participants. All the components and information needed to conduct a staff ride or battlefield tour to Wilson's Creek are provided.

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