Divided We Fall: The Confederacy's Collapse From Within: A State-by-State Account
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (768 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0692294392 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 156 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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from Davidson College, where he majored in American history, and an M.A. Zon is a Washington, D.C.-based historian and journalist, having been a staff writer for the Washington Star daily, Press Associates, Inc., and the United Mine Workers of America Journal. He earned a B.A. One of his Virginia ancestors served on the staff of Stonewall Jackson. He has written
He has written for the Civil War News, the Civil War Times, People, The Progressive, National Catholic Reporter, and In These Times. Army Reserve. He is a member of the Lincoln Forum and a board member of the Lincoln at the Crossroads Alliance. He served for six years in the U.S. He earned a B.A. He is past commander of Lincoln-Cushing Camp No. About the Author Calvin Goddard Zon’s first book—The Good Fight That Didn’t End: Henry P. Goddard’s Accounts of Civil War and Peace—was published by the University of South Carolina Press in 2008. . The critically acclaimed book is based on the writings of his great-grandfather, a captain in the 14th Connecticut Infantry. 2 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, and a companion of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. He has presented his first book at Civil War Roundtables from
Anti-Confederate activity was scattered across a surprising number of towns, cities, and counties in the 11 states of the Confederacy. The Southern war for independence was ultimately lost on the battlefield, but the collapse of the home front was equally decisive. Some 100,000 white Southerners enlisted in the Union army, and a state-by-state breakdown is included. Dissent took many forms: the initial rejection of secession by four Southern states, secret peace organizations, Unionist guerilla bands, urban spy networks, resistance to the draft, a
Timothy E. Massey said Division within the Confederate States examined.. This is an interesting work as it brings attention, state by state, to the collapse of the Confederacy. It shines a light on the pro-Union faction of each state and how it worked to oppose the Confederacy. This is the first work I’ve come across where each of the Southern States resistance is examined in a single volume. You will read about pro-Union societies, and spy rings. Both men and women who aided the north are examined.A couple areas of concern were the authors reference to Fort Pillow and ca. Did you seriously write a book about the fall of Did you seriously write a book about the fall of each state in the Confederacy and leave out Texas!!! Hell, Texas was so crazy during the Civil War it actually went and invaded New Mexico just for grins. Come on Calvin, that's a big missing piece from your probably very interesting book.. Francis Hamit said A useful resource with new information. This book sheds new light on the internal politics of the Confederate States in way that goes counter to the "Lost Cause" mythology promulgated after the war. It has information not available elsewhere. The writing is utiitarian but not elegant.