Deserter Country: Civil War Opposition in the Pennsylvania AppalachiansA “balanced, compelling” study of one rural region in the North where war resistance flourished (Civil War Times). During the Civil War, there were explosions of resistance to the war throughout the Union—from the deadly draft riots in New York City to other, less well-known outbreaks. In Deserter Country, Robert M. Sandow explores one of these least known “inner civil wars”: the widespread, sometimes violent opposition in the Appalachian lumber country of Pennsylvania. Sparsely settled, these mountains were home to divided communities that provided a safe haven for opponents of the war. The dissent of mountain folk reflected their own marginality in the face of rapidly increasing exploitation of timber resources by big firms, as well as partisan debates over loyalty. One of the few studies of the northern Appalachians, this book draws revealing parallels to the War in the southern mountains, exploring the roots of rural protest in frontier development, the market economy, military policy, partisan debate, and everyday resistance. Sandow also sheds new light on the party politics of rural resistance, rejecting easy depictions of war-opponents as traitors and malcontents for a more nuanced and complicated study of class, economic upheaval, and localism. |
Contents
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The Raftsmens Rebellion of 1857 | 28 |
Early Mobilization in the Mountains | 44 |
Partisan Perspectives on Treason | 61 |
5 Everyday Resistance in Pennsylvanias Deserter Country | 99 |
Federal Intervention in Deserter Country | 117 |
Contested Memories of the Civil War | 139 |
Supplemental Figures | 147 |
Notes | 179 |
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Deserter Country: Civil War Opposition in the Pennsylvania Appalachians Robert M. Sandow Limited preview - 2011 |
Deserter Country: Civil War Opposition in the Pennsylvania Appalachians Robert M. Sandow No preview available - 2009 |
Deserter Country: Civil War Opposition in the Pennsylvania Appalachians Robert M. Sandow No preview available - 2011 |
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