The Civil War in Kentucky
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (851 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0813192471 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Harrison thoroughly investigates the consequences of Kentucky's division on the lives of ordinary citizens, providing important information about the roles that civilians played in detemining the direction of the Civil War in the state."Northern Kentucky Heritage" . To delete this period from Kentucky history leaves little for historians to discuss. In late summer 1861, the Civil War came to Kentucky,. Harrison has done yeoman work in showing the myriad records of families whose ancestors claim to have passed on tales of the Civil War. "A compact, judicious account of Kentucky in the war."Journal of American History""This book deals ex
Harrison, professor emeritus of history at Western Kentucky University is the author of many books on Kentucky history, including Lincoln of Kentucky and George Rogers Clark and the War in the West. . Lowell H. He is also coauthor of A New History of Kentucky and editor of Kentucky's Governors
Very informative but dry reading. This book explains in explicit detail the Civil War within Kentucky's borders. It explains Kentucky's importance as a strategic military buffer state for both the North and South. The Civil War in Kentucky explores the underlying political strife that shaped and piloted the Civil War in Kentucky. It touches on the effects this war had on ordinary citizentry. I liked the detailed and little known information included in this book. It gave the background behind many commonly known facts wit. A Customer said Very brief overview. This is a brief overview of a complex subject. It gives basic information on the political turmoil in Kentucky before, during and after the Civil War and on the few battles which took place in the state, including Morgan's raids. It spends little time discussing Kentuckian Confederate troops outside the state. I found this to be a useful basic introduction but to be very lacking in detail -- I understand the series of which it is part is intentionally made up of overviews. Missing from th. Ky. Col. said Concise but Informative. First of all I should note that I read an older hardcover edition of this book so I cannot comment on the physcial quality of the paperback.In "The Civil War in Kentucky", Harrison presents readers a concise but informative overview of the conflict in the bluegrass state. Kentucky was strategically vital for both north and south. Most of the state's population was pro-slavery yet conversely anti-secessionist. Harrison briskly covers the tenuous netrality of 1861 as politicians and propaga
For either side, a Kentucky held secure against the adversary would have meant easing of supply problems and an immeasurably stronger base of operations. What it meant to the social and economic fabric of Kentucky and to its postwar political stance is another theme of this book. The state, along with many of its institutions and many of its families, was hopelessly divided against itself. " The Civil War scene in Kentucky, site of few full-scale battles, was one of crossroad skirmishes and guerrilla terror, of quick incursions against specific targets and equally quick withdrawals. What this division meant militarily is made clear as Lowell H. And not forgotten is the life of the ordinary citizen in the midst of such dissension and uncertainty.. Yet Kentucky was crucial to the military strategy of the war. Harrison traces the movement of troops and the outbreaks of violence. The fiercest partisans of the South tended to be doubtful about the wisdom of secession, and the staunchest Union men questioned the legality of many government measures