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Clash of Loyalties - A Border County in the Civil War (Paperback, 1st ed) Loot Price: R841
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Clash of Loyalties - A Border County in the Civil War (Paperback, 1st ed): John W Shaffer

Clash of Loyalties - A Border County in the Civil War (Paperback, 1st ed)

John W Shaffer

Series: West Virginia & Appalachia Series

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A border county in a border state, Barbour County, West Virginia felt the full terror and tragedy of the Civil War. The wounds of the Civil War cut most bitterly in the border states, that strip of America from Maryland to Kansas, where conflicting loyalties and traditions ripped apart communities, institutions, and families. Barbour County, in the mountainous Northwest of (West) Virginia, is a telling microcosm of the deep divisions which both caused the war and were caused by it. By examining and interpreting long-ignored documents of the times and the personal accounts of the people who were there, Clash of Loyalties offers a startling new view of America's most bitter hour. Nearly half of the military-age men in the county served in the armed forces, almost perfectly divided between the Union and the Confederacy. After West Virginia split with Virginia to rejoin the Union, Confederate soldiers from the regions could not safely visit their homes on furlough, or even send letters to their families. The county's two leading political figures, Samuel Woods and Spencer Dayton, became leaders of the fight for and against secession, dissolved their close personal friendship, and never spoke to one another again. The two factions launched campaigns of terror and intimidation, leading to the burning of several homes, the kidnapping of a sheriff, the murder of a pacifist minister, and the self-imposed exile of many of the county's influential families. The conflicting loyalties crossed nearly all social and economic lines; even the county's slave owners were evenly divided between Union and Confederate sympathies. With a meticulous examination of census and military records, geneologies, period newspapers, tax rolls, eyewitness accounts, and other relevant documents, Clash of Loyalties presents a compelling account of the passion and violence which tore apart Barbour County and the nation.

General

Imprint: West Virginia University Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: West Virginia & Appalachia Series
Release date: March 2003
First published: March 2003
Authors: John W Shaffer
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages: 264
Edition: 1st ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-937058-73-2
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > American history > 1800 to 1900
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Civil war
Books > History > American history > 1800 to 1900
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
LSN: 0-937058-73-4
Barcode: 9780937058732

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