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Loading... A South Divided: Portraits of Dissent in the Confederacy (edition 2007)by David C. DowningThe author gives many examples of southern groups and individuals that were against the Confederacy. There is a profile of George H. Thomas as one of these crossover soldiers. Along with David Farragut, and Robert Anderson. Another example was James and William Terrell, both were Virginians, James sided with the Confederacy while William went with the Union. Both would become Brigadier Generals and killed in the war. West Virginia and East Tennessee are both examples of areas that remained staunch Unionist. The author also tells of one fo the most notorious spy which is very rarely told. Elizabeth Van Lew was a resident of Richmond, VA and help the Union prisoners at Libby Prison and assisted in the more famous breakout of over 109 Union officers to escape. The book is a quick read and drives you to search more stories on this subject. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)973.7History and Geography North America United States Administration of Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865 Civil WarLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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