East Tennessee and the Civil WarThe Overmountain Press, 1995 - 588 pages A solid social, political, and military history, this book sheds light on the rise of the pro-Union and pro-Confederacy factions. It explores the political developments and recounts in fine detail the military maneuvering and conflicts that occurred. |
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
CHAPTER II | 18 |
CHAPTER III | 41 |
CHAPTER IV | 62 |
SLAVERY IN EAST TENNESSEE | 83 |
CHAPTER VI | 106 |
CHAPTER VII | 121 |
CHAPTER VIII | 147 |
CHAPTER XV | 306 |
CHAPTER XVI | 340 |
CHAPTER XVII | 366 |
CHAPTER XVIII | 388 |
CHAPTER XIX | 412 |
CHAPTER XX | 432 |
CHAPTER XXI | 464 |
THE SIEGE OF KNOXVILLE | 486 |
CHAPTER IX | 167 |
CHAPTER X | 179 |
CHAPTER XI | 205 |
CHAPTER XII | 224 |
GUBERNATORIAL CONVENTION OF 1861 | 235 |
CHAPTER XIII | 245 |
CHAPTER XIV | 275 |
CHAPTER XXIII | 505 |
CHAPTER XXIV | 525 |
CHAPTER XXV | 535 |
CHAPTER XXVI | 544 |
APPENDIX | 565 |
List of delegates to Greeneville Convention | 572 |
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