Contested borderland : the Civil War in Appalachian Kentucky and Virginia /

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From 1861 to 1865, the border separating eastern Kentucky and south-western Virginia represented a major ideological split. This book shows how military invasion of this region led to increasing guerrilla warfare, and how regular armies and state militias ripped communities along partisan lines, lea...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McKnight, Brian Dallas
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2006.
Series:UPSO - University Press of Kentucky E-Books.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Guerrilla warfare > Appalachian Region, Southern > History > 19th century.
Guérilla > Appalaches (Sud) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Guerrilla warfare.
Military campaigns.
Social aspects.
Social conditions
Kentucky > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
Virginia > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
Appalachian Region, Southern > History, Military > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
Kentucky > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
Virginia > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
Appalachian Region, Southern > Social conditions > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
Kentucky > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Campagnes et batailles.
Appalaches (Sud) > Histoire militaire > 19e siècle.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Campagnes et batailles.
Kentucky > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Aspect social.
Virginie > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Aspect social.
Appalaches (Sud) > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Aspect social.
Southern Appalachian Region.
Kentucky.
United States.
Virginia.
History.
Military history.
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Table of Contents:
  • The central Appalachian divide in unity and secession
  • Recruitment, training, and baptism : June-November 1861
  • Locking the Confederates into Virginia : December 1861-June 1862
  • The Kentucky campaign, Cumberland Gap : July-October 1862
  • The Kentucky campaign, Pound Gap : July-October 1862
  • An aggressive Union Army : November 1862-February 1863
  • Return to Kentucky, return to Virginia : February-April 1863
  • Southwestern Virginia besieged : May-September 1863
  • East Tennessee rescued, southwestern Virginia harassed : October 1863-March 1864
  • Impending defeat : April-September 1864
  • Violent war, violent peace : October 1864-April 1865.

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