" 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. Yet Kentucky was crucial to the military strategy of
the war. For either side, a Kentucky held secure against the
adversary would have meant easing of supply problems and an
immeasurably stronger base of operations. The state, along with
many of its institutions and many of its families, was hopelessly
divided against itself. 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. What
this division meant militarily is made clear as Lowell H. Harrison
traces the movement of troops and the outbreaks of violence. What
it meant to the social and economic fabric of Kentucky and to its
postwar political stance is another theme of this book. And not
forgotten is the life of the ordinary citizen in the midst of such
dissension and uncertainty.
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