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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Main Author: McKnight, Brian Dallas
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social conditions
Social aspects.
Military campaigns.
Guerrilla warfare.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
HISTORY.
Guerilla > Appalaches (Sud) > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Guerrilla warfare > Appalachian Region, Southern > History > 19th century.
Virginia.
United States.
Kentucky.
Southern Appalachian Region.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession) > Aspect social.
Appalaches (Sud) > Conditions sociales > 19e siecle.
Virginie > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession) > Aspect social.
Kentucky > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession) > Aspect social.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession) > Campagnes et batailles.
Appalaches (Sud) > Histoire militaire > 19e siecle.
Kentucky > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession) > Campagnes et batailles.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
Appalachian Region, Southern > Social conditions > 19th century.
Virginia > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
Kentucky > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
Appalachian Region, Southern > History, Military > 19th century.
Virginia > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
Kentucky > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
Military history.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary: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, leaving wounds long after the end of the Civil War.
Physical Description:1 online resource (328 pages): illustrations, maps, portraits
ISBN:9780813141466

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