Kentucky Confederates Secession, Civil War, and the Jackson Purchase
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07.07.2020
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The University Press of KentuckySeitenzahl
390 (Printausgabe)
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2932 KB
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Englisch
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9780813146942
"This book will become the definitive work on the political, social, and military climate of the Purchase region during the Civil War." - Kentucky Libraries During the Civil War, the majority of Kentuckians supported the Union under the leadership of Henry Clay, but one part of the state presented a striking exception. The Jackson Purchase-bounded by the Mississippi River to the west, the Ohio River to the north, and the Tennessee River to the east-fought hard for separation and secession, and produced eight times more Confederates than Union soldiers. Supporting states' rights and slavery, these eight counties in the westernmost part of the commonwealth were so pro-Confederate that the Purchase was dubbed "the South Carolina of Kentucky." The first dedicated study of this key region, Kentucky Confederates provides valuable insights into a misunderstood and understudied part of Civil War history. Author Berry Craig draws from an impressive array of primary documents, including newspapers, letters, and diaries, to reveal the regional and national impact this unique territory had on the nation's greatest conflict. Offering an important new perspective on this rebellious borderland and its failed bid for secession, Kentucky Confederates will serve as the standard text on the subject for years to come. "A masterpiece. Long overdue, it chronicles the history of a region of Kentucky that has received little or no attention by historians heretofore. It is my considered opinion Craig's book will be the definitive work on his subject for many years." -Kent Masterson Brown, author of Meade at Gettysburg
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