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New Perspectives on Civil War-Era Kentucky
By John David Smith
Contributions by James C. Klotter, Luke Harlow, Aaron Astor, Christopher Phillips, Chris Waldrep, Elizabeth D. Leonard, B. Franklin Cooling, Anne Marshall and Peter Wallenstein
Contributions by James C. Klotter, Luke Harlow, Aaron Astor, Christopher Phillips, Chris Waldrep, Elizabeth D. Leonard, B. Franklin Cooling, Anne Marshall and Peter Wallenstein
As a Unionist but also proslavery state during the American Civil War, Kentucky occupied a contentious space both politically and geographically. In many ways, its pragmatic attitude toward compromise left it in a cultural no-man's-land. The constant negotiation between the state's nationalistic and Southern identities left many Kentuckians alienated and conflicted.
Lincoln referred to Kentucky as the crown jewel of the Union slave states due to its sizable population, agricultural resources, and geographic position, and these advantages, coupled with the state's difficult relationship to both the Union and slavery, ultimately impacted the outcome of the war. Despite Kentucky's central role, relatively little has been written about the aftermath of the Civil War in the state and how the conflict shaped the commonwealth we know today.
New Perspectives on Civil War–Era Kentucky offers readers ten essays that paint a rich and complex image of Kentucky during the Civil War. First appearing in the Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, these essays cover topics ranging from women in wartime to Black legislators in the postwar period. From diverse perspectives, both inside and outside the state, the contributors shine a light on the complicated identities of Kentucky and its citizens in a defining moment of American history.
Lincoln referred to Kentucky as the crown jewel of the Union slave states due to its sizable population, agricultural resources, and geographic position, and these advantages, coupled with the state's difficult relationship to both the Union and slavery, ultimately impacted the outcome of the war. Despite Kentucky's central role, relatively little has been written about the aftermath of the Civil War in the state and how the conflict shaped the commonwealth we know today.
New Perspectives on Civil War–Era Kentucky offers readers ten essays that paint a rich and complex image of Kentucky during the Civil War. First appearing in the Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, these essays cover topics ranging from women in wartime to Black legislators in the postwar period. From diverse perspectives, both inside and outside the state, the contributors shine a light on the complicated identities of Kentucky and its citizens in a defining moment of American history.
About the Authors
John David Smith is the Charles H. Stone Distinguished Professor of American History at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has written or edited thirty-one books, including An Old Creed for the New South: Proslavery Ideology and Historiography, 1865-1918; Black Judas: William Hannibal Thomas and The American Negro; Lincoln and the U.S. Colored Troops; Soldiering for Freedom: How the Union Army Recruited, Trained, and Deployed the U.S. Colored Troops; and We Ask Only for Even-Handed Justice: Black Voices from Reconstruction, 1865-1877.
Reviews
"This is clearly the best scholarly work on Kentucky in the Civil War era. Comprising essays by the most skillful experts, its ranges from the antebellum years, Unionism and wartime upheaval, through Reconstruction and the African American struggle for civil rights. In sum, this book is essential to grasping events pertaining to politics, economics, gender, slavery, military clashes, occupation and guerrilla warfare, racial conflict, and emancipation in the pivotal Bluegrass State."—T. Michael Parrish, Baylor University
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