| Appalachian Ohio and the Civil War, 1862-1863 Contributor(s): Hall, Susan G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786437383 ISBN-13: 9780786437382 Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc. OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2008 Annotation: The antebellum culture of Harrison County (birthplace of George Armstrong Custer) and the surrounding five-county area of Appalachian east Ohio was an outspoken, democratic society -- and a way station of the Underground Railroad for escaping slaves. With the coming of the War Between the States, this community faced momentous change and bitter divisions. Its politicians stumped for and against the conflict; its farm-boys, carpenters, scholars and ministers marched off to Kentucky, Mississippi, Virginia, and Tennessee, there to become hardened soldiers laying destruction about them, even as a powerful Copperhead peace movement grew at home. The area was menaced by John Hunt Morgan's Confederate Cavalry. This narrative history of the crucial year of this area's real involvement in the war, from summer to summer, provides a portrait of the area's Scotch-Irish, followed by German and English, traditions and culture, and the ways in which the war affected everyone, young women left without husbands and whole families plagued by far-away diseases brought home. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - General - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Dewey: 977.168 |
| LCCN: 0056061 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6.98" W x 10.01" (1.05 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Ohio |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The antebellum culture of Harrison County (birthplace of George Armstrong Custer) and the surrounding five-county area of Appalachian east Ohio was an outspoken, democratic society--and a way station of the Underground Railroad for escaping slaves. With the coming of the Civil War, this community faced momentous change and bitter divisions. This narrative history provides a portrait of the area and the ways in which the war affected everyone. Portions of letters and diaries from the soldiers and those who loved them, illustrations and maps are included. |