Contested Borderland The Civil War in Appalachian Kentucky and Virginia

Name: Contested Borderland The Civil War in Appalachian Kentucky and Virginia
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ISBN: 9780813141138

ISBN-10: 0813141133

ISBN-13: 9780813141138

Edition: N/A

Authors: Brian D. McKnight

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During the four years of the Civil War, the border between eastern Kentucky and southwestern Virginia was highly contested territory, alternately occupied by both the Confederacy and the Union. Though this territory was sparsely populated, the geography of the region made it a desirable stronghold for future tactical maneuvers. As the war progressed, the Cumberland Gap quickly became the target of invasion and occupation efforts of both armies, creating a chaos that would strain not only the soldiers but all those who called the area their home. Contested Borderland examines the features of the region's geography and the influence of the attacks on borderlands caught in the crossfire of the…

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List price: $30.00
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Publication date: 8/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 328
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Map of the Kentucky-Virginia Borderland Region


Introduction



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


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index