Rebels in Blue
Subtitle: The Story of Keith and Malinda Blalock
By: Peter F. Stevens.
Publisher: Taylor Publishing Company)
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Dallas, Texas, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780878331666
Copyright date: 2000
Subjects: Blalock, Keith, 1837-1913; Blalock, Malinda, 1842-1903; Blalock family; Pritchard family; Unionists (United States Civil War) -- Confederate States of America -- Biography; Married people -- Blue Ridge Mountains -- Biography; Soldiers -- Blue Ridge Mountains -- Biography; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects; North Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects; Blue Ridge Mountains -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: Keith and Malinda Blalock take up the side that means the most to them in the Civil War ... their own! This stunning biography covers the lives of the daring couple, who had Unionist views yet helped Confederate causes when it meant that the Blue Ridge communities would be better served. Malinda dressed as Keith's brother for a short time, and both "men" served in a Confederate regiment, before returning to the mountains to become vital scouts and brutal enforcers in the North Carolina campaigns.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-247) and index.