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From conciliation to conquest : the sack of Athens and the court-martial of Colonel John B. Turchin / George C. Bradley and Richard L. Dahlen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bradley, George C., 1947-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Soldiers--United States--Biography.
- Soldiers.
- Trials (Military offenses)--United States.
- Trials (Military offenses).
- Pillage--Alabama--Athens--History--19th century.
- Pillage.
- Civil-military relations--United States--History--19th century.
- Civil-military relations.
- Athens (Ala.)--History, Military--19th century.
- Athens (Ala.).
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Destruction and pillage.
- United States.
- United States. Army--Officers--Biography.
- United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 19th (1861-1864).
- Turchin, John B. (John Basil), 1822-1901.
- Turchin, John B.
- Turchin, John B. (John Basil), 1822-1901--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (310 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In the summer of 1862, the U.S. Army court martialed Colonel John B. Turchin, a Russian-born Union officer, for ""outrages"" committed by his troops in Athens, Alabama. By modern standards, the outrages were minor: stores looted, safes cracked, and homes vandalized. There was one documented act of personal violence, the rape of a young black woman. The pillage of Athens violated a government policy of conciliation; it was hoped that if Southern civilians were treated gently as citizens of the United States, they would soon return their allegiance to the federal government. By f
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Policy; 2. The Man; 3. The Men; 4. Advanced Basic; 5. Leadership; 6. The Orders; 7. The Campaign; 8. Outrage; 9. The Nomination; 10. The Indictment; 11. The Court-Martial; 12. The Switch; 13. Confirmation; 14. The Verdict; 15. The Conquering Hero; 16. Afterward; Epilogue; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-290) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8173-8170-8
- OCLC:
- 647814654
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