The first part of this work is a history of both the First and Second Missouri Confederate Brigades during the American Civil War. The second part is a memoir taken from Bevier's diary, written wherever possible during the conflict.

Appendix: List of survivors of the First and Second Missouri Brigades.

Part I.History of the First and Second Missouri Confederate Brigades. 1861-1865 -- Part II. Personal reminiscences : "from Wakarusa to Appomattox" An anagraph from my diary of the war.