Based on real characters and events, Saddle the Pale Horse: A Novel of the Invasion of Missouri, 1864 by Darryl W. Levings, weaves together the Civil War stories of a land where treachery ruled and blood ran and cruelty had no bounds. This was Missouri in 1864: Teen-aged bushwhackers rode and killed with Jesse James and Quantrill and Bloody Bill, a uniform was no guarantee of a soldier s allegiance, and officers and men often looked the other way when anyone mentioned the law. This richly detailed historical novel follows the Confederate invasion from the day that an aging general s ragtag army crossed the border from Arkansas. It continues through the death and destruction wrought by pitched battle and by guerrilla raid, and culminates in the massive clashes of arms at Westport and Mine Creek. It includes an extensive collection of photographs, maps and the facts behind this rich, compelling story.