Most books written about the partisan warfare in Missouri during the Civil War have focused primarily on Confederate leader William Quantrill and his close associates. Although Quantrill was the most notorious of Missouri's guerrilla chiefs, he was far from the only one. Other noted guerrillas chronicles the lives of over fifteen guerrilla leaders in the state who were not closely associated with Quantrill.

The rise of guerrilla warfare in Missouri -- William Marchbanks: as bad as Quantrill -- Henry Taylor, commanding bushwhackers in southwest Missouri -- Tom Livingston, the chief of bushwhackers -- The notorious Sheriff Clem -- The so-styled Colonel Parker -- The notorious and desperate rebel Joe Hart -- The guerrilla chief Mart Rider -- Jim Jackson and his infernal clan -- Clifton D. Holtzclaw: a fiend in human form -- The other Anderson: bloody Bill's brother Jim -- John Thrailkill: a desperado of the worst class -- Silas Gordon: the only whacker of any prominence -- Rucker, Pulliam, and company -- How many Bolins are there? -- Hildebrand and his gang -- The Missouri guerrillas: who were they.