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Contested Borderland : the Civil War in Appalachian Kentucky and Virginia
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From 1861 to 1865, the border separating eastern Kentucky and southwestern Virginia was more than just a geographic marker -- it represented a major ideological split, serving as an ""international...
From 1861 to 1865, the border separating eastern Kentucky and southwestern Virginia was more than just a geographic marker -- it represented a major ideological split, serving as an ""international"" boundary between the United States and the Confederacy. The loyalties of those who lived in this mountainous region could not be so easily divided, and large segments of the population remained neutral or vacillated in their support. Location and a wealth of resources made the region strategically important to both sides in the conflict, and both armies fought for control. In Contested Borderland,
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- English
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- Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2014
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- 1 online resource (325 pages)
- ISBNs
- 9780813141466, 081314146X, 9780813123899
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- ocn957128616
- 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
Subjects
- Guerrilla warfare -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- History -- 19th century.
- 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.