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Kentucky rebel town : the Civil War battles of Cynthiana and Harrison County / William A. Penn.
Van Pelt Library F459.C93 P459 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Penn, William A., 1943- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- History.
- Cynthiana (Ky.)--History, Military--19th century.
- Cynthiana (Ky.).
- Harrison County (Ky.)--History, Military--19th century.
- Harrison County (Ky.).
- Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.
- Kentucky.
- Kentucky--Cynthiana.
- Kentucky--Harrison County.
- Genre:
- History.
- Military history.
- Physical Description:
- 374 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2016]
- Summary:
- In This Fascinating Book, William A. Penn provides an impressively detailed account of the military action that took place in this Kentucky region during the Civil War. Because of its political leanings and strategic position along the Kentucky Central Railroad, Harrison County became the target of multiple raids by Confederate general John Hunt Morgan, Conflict in the area culminated in the Second Battle of Cynthiana, in which Morgan's men clashed with Union troops led by Major General Stephen G. Burbridge (the "Butcher of Kentucky"), resulting in the destruction of much of the town by fire. Penn draws on dozens of period newspapers as well as personal journals, memoirs, and correspondence from citizens, slaves, soldiers, and witnesses to provide a vivid account of the war's impact on the region. Featuring new maps that clearly illustrate the combat strategies employed in various engagements, Kentucky Rebel Town provides an illuminating look at divided loyalties and dissent in Union Kentucky. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Neighbor against neighbor
- Guarding the railroad
- Lurking rebels
- United States v. Lucius Desha
- The First Battle of Cynthiana
- In the path of a Confederate invasion
- Provost marshals, the Federal draft, and African American enrollment
- The Second Battle of Cynthiana: covered bridge
- The Second Battle of Cynthiana: Keller's Bridge
- The Second Battle of Cynthiana: Kimbrough's Hill
- Rising from the ashes.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780813167718
- 081316771X
- OCLC:
- 945951421
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