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The Civil War along Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau

Title
The Civil War along Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau / Aaron Astor.
Author
Astor, Aaron, 1973-
Publication
Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2015.

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Description
192 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits; 23 cm
Summary
Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau played host to some of the most dramatic military maneuvering of the Civil War. As Federal forces sought to capitalize on the capture of Nashville, they moved into a region split by the most vicious guerrilla warfare outside Missouri. The bitter conflict affected thousands of ordinary men and women struggling to survive in the face of a remorseless war of attrition, and its legacy continues to be felt today.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Note
  • "Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau played host to some of the most dramatic military maneuvering of the Civil War. Straddling the entire state of Tennessee, the formidable tableland proved to be a maze of topographical pitfalls and a morass of divided loyalties. As Federal forces sought to capitalize on the capture of Nashville, they moved into a region split by the most vicious guerrilla warfare outside Missouri, including the colorful and intensely violent rivalry between Confederate Champ Ferguson and Unionist 'Tinker' Dave Beaty. The bitter conflict affected thousands of ordinary men and women struggling to survive in the face of a remorseless war of attrition, and its legacy continues to be felt today."--Publisher.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-181) and index.
Contents
The Cumberland Plateau in space and titme -- Settlement and society on the Cumberland Plateau -- Secession, loyalty and mobilization for war -- Armies in motion -- War among the people -- Reconstructing the Cumberland Plateau.
ISBN
  • 9781626194045
  • 1626194041
LCCN
2015932376
OCLC
  • ocn905520603
  • SCSB-9494027
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library