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Howdy,
Bruce Allarice's response provides very valid reasons for Price's failure.
However, according to "The Battle of Mine Creek," by Lumir F. Buresh: Following the route of the federal troops in the Red River Campaign,union troops under Gen Steele being driven back into their forticiations at Little Rock, the inability to transfer the Trans-Mississippi command east across the Mississippi as ordered by Richmond, and continued reports of the discontent of Missouri citizens with the war it was decided to re-enter Missouri. Gen Price was selected to command since he was from Missouri. According to the author the expedition was referred to as Price's raid by the yankees, but as the Missouri Expedition by the Confederates because of the political nature of the expedition, and the need to stay in the state for a considerable period of time. The Conderates hoped to stay in Missouri long enough to make Missouri an actual Confederate state rather than one in exile. To this end Thomas C. Reynolds, the Missouri governor in exile in the Confederacy, accompanied Price and was to be inaugurated as the Confederate governor of Missouri in Jefferson City.
The book mainly deals with Price's retreat and defeat at Mine Creek, Kansas, but does provide some possible answers to your quesions in Chapters 2 (The Reasons Why), and 3 (Price's Raid Into Missouri).
Bobby F. Carter

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