Contested borderland : the Civil War in Appalachian Kentucky and Virginia

Contested borderland : the Civil War in Appalachian Kentucky and Virginia / Brian D. McKnight.

Author/creator	McKnight, Brian Dallas
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2006.
Description	ix, 312 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	Guerrilla warfare--Appalachian Region, Southern --History --19th century. Kentucky--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Campaigns. Virginia--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Campaigns. Appalachian Region, Southern--History, Military --19th century. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Campaigns. Kentucky--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Social aspects. Virginia--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Social aspects. Appalachian Region, Southern--Social conditions --19th century. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Social aspects.

Contents	The central Appalachian divide in unity and secession -- Recruitment, training, and baptism : June-November 1861 -- Locking the Confederates into Virginia : December 1861-June 1862 -- The Kentucky campaign, Cumberland Gap : July-October 1862 -- The Kentucky campaign, Pound Gap : July-October 1862 -- An aggressive Union Army : November 1862-February 1863 -- Return to Kentucky, return to Virginia : February-April 1863 -- Southwestern Virginia besieged : May-September 1863 -- East Tennessee rescued, southwestern Virginia harassed : October 1863-March 1864 -- Impending defeat : April-September 1864 -- Violent war, violent peace : October 1864-April 1865.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-295) and index.
LCCN	2005034194
ISBN	0813123895 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780813123899

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E470.45 .M38 2006	✔ Available	Place Hold