In 1862, gold discoveries brought thousands ofminers to camps along Grasshopper Creek. By 1864, the Federal government hadcarved the Montana Territory out of the existing Idaho and Dakota Territories. Gold from Montana Territory fueled the Union war effort, yet loyalties weremixed among the miners. In this compelling collection of stories, historian KenRobison illustrates how Southern sympathizers and Union loyalists, desertersand veterans, freed slaves and former slaveholders living side by side made avolatile and vibrant mix that molded Montana. Discover how fiery personalitieslike Union Colonel Sidney Edgerton and General Thomas Francis Meagher fought tokeep order in the newly formed frontier, while brave Confederate and Unionveterans and their hardy families created an enduring legacy that helped shapemodern Montana.