When the Yankees Came

Conflict and Chaos in the Occupied South, 1861-1865
2. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-0-8078-4795-4
Verlag: The University of North Carolina Press

Buch, Englisch, 328 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 554 g

Reihe: Civil War America

Southerners whose communities were invaded by the Union army during the Civil War endured a profoundly painful ordeal. For most, the coming of the Yankees was a nightmare become real; for some, it was the answer to a prayer. But for all, the author argues, invasion and occupation were essential parts of the experience of defeat that helped shape the southern postwar mentality. This is a study of the occupied South, bringing to light information about the southern home front. Among the topics explored are guerrilla warfare and other forms of civilian resistance; the evolution of Union occupation policy from leniency to repression; the impact of occupation on families, churches and local government; and conflicts between southern aristocrats and poor whites. In analyzing these topics, the author examines events from the perspective not only of southerners, but also of the northern invaders and shows how the experiences of southerners differed according to their distance from a garrisoned town.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ash, Stephen V.

Über Autor(innen)

Stephen V. Ash is associate professor of history at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and managing editor of the Journal of East Tennessee History. His books include Middle Tennessee Society Transformed, 1860-1870: War and Peace in the Upper South.