Duane Schultz

Quantrill’s War: The Life and Times of William Clarke Quantrill, 1837-1865.
The definitive biography of Civil War legend William Clarke Quantrill: serial killer, psychopath, celebrated hero of the Confederate army. A riveting story of murder and revenge, Quantrill’s War is a thoroughly researched and richly drawn study of the most unlikely hero in our nation’s history.

The Dahlgren Affair: Terror and Conspiracy in the Civil War
In a daring cavalry raid to free Union prisoners, the Union commander, 21-year-old Ulric Dahlgren, was killed; on his body were found orders purportedly instructing his men to execute Jefferson Davis and the Confederate cabinet. In retaliation, Davis allegedly authorized the use of terrorism against civilians in the North.

The Most Glorious Fourth: Vicksburg and Gettysburg, July 4th, 1863.
“Duane Schultz has the splendid gift of presenting historical figures as intimate friends and associates. The Most Glorious Fourth captures magnificently the mood and events of the moment when the Confederate flood started to recede, and the transformation of Americans into a single people began.”