The Most Hated Man in Kentucky The Lost Cause and the Legacy of Union General Stephen Burbridge /

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"For the last third of the nineteenth century, Union General Stephen Gano Burbridge enjoyed the unenviable distinction of being the most hated man in Kentucky. From mid-1864, just months into his reign as the military commander of the state, until his death in December 1894, the mere mention of...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Asher, Brad, 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2021]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Burbridge, Stephen G. > (Stephen Gano), > 1831-1894.
Burbridge, Stephen G. > (Stephen Gano), > 1831-1894
United States. > Army > Biography.
États-Unis. > Army > Biographies.
United States. > Army
1861-1865
Generals > United States > Biography.
Généraux > États-Unis > Biographies.
HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Generals
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Biography.
Kentucky > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Biography.
Kentucky > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Biographies.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Biographies.
United States
Kentucky
Electronic books.
History
Biographies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Gentleman
  • Soldier
  • Commander
  • Liberator
  • Tyrant
  • Butcher
  • Pariah
  • Exile
  • Appendix A: Retaliatory Executions of Guerrillas per Burbridge's General Order No. 59
  • Appendix B: Actions Involving Irregular Forces in Kentucky, 1864-1865.

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