When the Yankees Came: Conflict and Chaos in the Occupied South, 1861-1865Univ of North Carolina Press, 2000 M11 9 - 328 páginas Southerners whose communities were invaded by the Union army during the Civil War endured a profoundly painful ordeal. For most, the coming of the Yankees was a nightmare become real; for some, it was the answer to a prayer. But as Stephen Ash argues, for all, invasion and occupation were essential parts of the experience of defeat that helped shape the southern postwar mentality. When the Yankees Came is the first comprehensive study of the occupied South, bringing to light a wealth of new information about the southern home front. Among the intriguing topics Ash explores are guerrilla warfare and other forms of civilian resistance; the evolution of Union occupation policy from leniency to repression; the impact of occupation on families, churches, and local government; and conflicts between southern aristocrats and poor whites. In analyzing these topics, Ash examines events from the perspective not only of southerners but also of the northern invaders, and he shows how the experiences of southerners differed according to their distance from a garrisoned town. |
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... . Residents of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts were defenseless against amphibious inva- sion . People along the Mississippi knew that the river 13 [ 1 ] 1 Citizens and Soldiers: The First Invasions and Early Occupation Policy.
... . Residents of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts were defenseless against amphibious inva- sion . People along the Mississippi knew that the river 13 [ 1 ] 1 Citizens and Soldiers: The First Invasions and Early Occupation Policy.
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... Mississippi knew that the river was a highway to their doorsteps . The fears that gripped the South in the wake of Fort Sumter convulsed the most threatened regions , and the closer the prospect of actual inva- sion loomed the more ...
... Mississippi knew that the river was a highway to their doorsteps . The fears that gripped the South in the wake of Fort Sumter convulsed the most threatened regions , and the closer the prospect of actual inva- sion loomed the more ...
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... Mississippi , for instance , residents organized " independent scouts " and " military home guard " companies whose purpose was " to annoy the enemy " and " not only to watch , to pursue & to [ gather ] infor- mation but to waylay ...
... Mississippi , for instance , residents organized " independent scouts " and " military home guard " companies whose purpose was " to annoy the enemy " and " not only to watch , to pursue & to [ gather ] infor- mation but to waylay ...
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... Mississippi River , including New Orleans and Baton Rouge ; middle and western Tennessee , includ- ing Nashville and Memphis ; and sections of Arkansas , northern Mis- sissippi , and northern Alabama . In some cases Union military ...
... Mississippi River , including New Orleans and Baton Rouge ; middle and western Tennessee , includ- ing Nashville and Memphis ; and sections of Arkansas , northern Mis- sissippi , and northern Alabama . In some cases Union military ...
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... Mississippi River toward the city . Terror seized the populace , businesses and schools closed , military and civil officials left in haste . Mobs broke into the public warehouses , carried off food , and burned or dumped into the river ...
... Mississippi River toward the city . Terror seized the populace , businesses and schools closed , military and civil officials left in haste . Mobs broke into the public warehouses , carried off food , and burned or dumped into the river ...
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Civilian Resistance and the Transformation of Northern War Aims | 38 |
The Garrisoned Towns the Confederate Frontier and NoMansLand | 76 |
The Ordeal of the Unionists | 108 |
The Struggle against Black Freedom | 149 |
Plain Folk Aristocrats and the Challenge to the Old Order | 170 |
Family and Community in the Maelstrom of War | 195 |
Warweariness and the Collapse of Resistance | 214 |
Summer 1865 | 229 |
Map Appendix | 237 |
Notes | 243 |
Bibliography | 283 |
Index | 303 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
When the Yankees Came: Conflict and Chaos in the Occupied South, 1861-1865 Stephen V. Ash Vista previa limitada - 1999 |
When the Yankees Came: Conflict and Chaos in the Occupied South, 1861-1865 Stephen V. Ash Vista de fragmentos - 1995 |
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