Sister states, enemy states
Subtitle: the Civil War in Kentucky and Tennessee
By: edited by Kent Dollar, Larry Whiteaker, and W. Calvin Dickinson.
Contributors: Dollar, Kent T.; Whiteaker, Larry H. 1946-; Dickinson, W. Calvin.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lexington, KY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 391
ISBN-13: 9780813125411
Subjects: Kentucky -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Kentucky -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects; Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects; Kentucky -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Influence; Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Influence
Description: "When the Civil War erupted, Tennessee chose to secede while Kentucky remained part of the Union. The residents of Kentucky and Tennessee felt the full impact of the fighting as warring armies crossed back and forth across their borders. Due to Kentucky's strategic location, both the Union and the Confederacy sought to control it throughout the war, while Tennessee was second only to Virginia in the number of battles fought on its soil. Additionally, loyalties in each state were closely divided between the Union and the Confederacy, making wartime governance -- and personal relationships -- complex ... [the] editors ... explore how the war affected these two crucial states, and how they helped change the course of the war"--Flyleaf.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.