Kentucky Confederates: Secession, Civil War, and the Jackson Purchase
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During the Civil War, the majority of Kentuckians supported the Union under the leadership of Henry Clay, but one part of the state presented a striking exception. The Jackson Purchase-bounded by the Mississippi River to the west, the Ohio River to the north, and the Tennessee River to the east-fought hard for separation and secession, and produced eight times more Confederates than Union soldiers. Supporting states' rights and slavery, these eight counties in the westernmost part of the commonw
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0813146925
ISBN13:9780813146928
Release Date:October 2014
Publisher:University Press of Kentucky
Length:390 Pages
Weight:1.71 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"
Grade Range:Postsecondary
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