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Gurley, Bill J. "Mosby Monroe
Parsons: Missouri's Forgotten Brigadier" in "Confederate Generals in the Trans-Mississippi, Volume 1." Knoxville, Tennessee, University of Tennessee Press, 2013.
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Gurley, Bill J. "Mosby Monroe
Parsons: Major General, Murder Victim" in "Confederate Generals in the Trans-Mississippi, Volume 2." Knoxville, Tennessee, University of Tennessee Press, 2015.
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529:Kirby Smith
507:of 1864 in
479:Confederacy
91:in absentia
71:Disappeared
42: 1861
1448:Categories
1301:Cemeteries
1011:Kirksville
1001:New Madrid
859:Combatants
616:References
565:Tamaulipas
557:Nuevo León
382:, Mexico.
168:Allegiance
137:Mary Wells
126:politician
55:1822-05-21
1402:Biography
1276:Newtonia
1272:Lexington
1245:memorials
1236:Aftermath
1164:St. Louis
1154:Centralia
1057:Hartville
1021:Lone Jack
920:Cole Camp
915:Boonville
880:Campaigns
509:Louisiana
448:Boonville
1438:Politics
1351:Category
1257:Carthage
1118:Westport
1113:Big Blue
925:Carthage
755:Official
636:July 28,
599:See also
593:Missouri
472:Virginia
468:Richmond
464:Arkansas
454:and the
452:Carthage
404:read law
368:infantry
190:Service/
80:, Mexico
1376:Portals
1362:Commons
1173:Leaders
1159:Osceola
1093:Glasgow
1088:Sedalia
970:Belmont
901:Battles
833:Origins
788:at the
779:of the
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374:of the
370:in the
362:of the
360:officer
339:†
245:Captain
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1426:Mexico
1252:Athens
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132:Spouse
122:lawyer
85:Status
65:, U.S.
1206:Union
871:Union
771:Other
553:China
495:Union
259:(CSA)
253:(MSG)
247:(USV)
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