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War at Every Door
Partisan Politics and Guerrilla Violence
in East Tennessee 1860-1869
by Noel C. Fisher
Softcover, 250 pages, 6-1/8" x 9-1/4", 6 illustrations, 5
maps, 9 tables
Copyright 1997
Published Fall/Winter 2001
University of North Carolina Press
From the publisher:
One of the most divided regions of the Confederacy, East Tennessee was the
site of fierce Unionist resistance to secession, Confederate rule, and the
Southern war effort. It was also the scene of unrelenting 'irregular,' or
guerrilla, warfare between Union and Confederate supporters, a conflict that
permanently altered the region's political, economic, and social landscape.
In this study, Noel Fisher examines the military and political struggle for
control of East Tennessee from the secession crisis through the early years
of Reconstruction, focusing particularly on the military and political
significance of the region's irregular activity. Fisher portrays in grim
detail the brutality and ruthlessness employed not only by partisan bands
but also by Confederate and Union troops under constant threat of guerrilla
attack and government officials frustrated by unstinting dissent. He
demonstrates that, generally, guerrillas were neither the romantic, daring
figures of Civil War legend nor mere thieves and murderers, but rather were
ordinary men and women who fought to live under a government of their choice
and to drive out those who did not share their views.
About the author
Noel C. Fisher, who received his Ph.D. in history from The Ohio State
University, is a freelance writer who lives in Columbus, Ohio.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Switzerland of America
Chapter 2. Hewers of Wood and Drawers of Water
Chapter 3. A State of Rebellion
Chapter 4. Hanging, Shooting, and Robbing
Chapter 5. An Enemy's Country
Chapter 6. Real or Supposed Danger
Chapter 7. Separation Is Best
Conclusion
Appendix A.
Interpretations of East Tennessee Unionism
Appendix B. Unionist Informants and the Death of John Hunt Morgan
Appendix C. Vote on Secession in Tennessee, June 1861
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Tables
1. Sectional Comparisons, Tennessee, 1860
2. Sectional Distinctions, Tennessee, 1860
3. Confederate Troop Strengths, 1861-1863
4. Union Troop Strengths, 1863-1865
A-1. Coefficients of Correlation
A-2. Single Regressions, Vote against Secession
A-3. Multiple Regressions, Vote against Secession
A-4. Single Regressions, Region
C-1. Vote on Secession, by Region and County
Maps
1. East Tennessee, 1860
2. Results of Special Election, February 9, 1861
3. Results of Special Election, June 8, 1861
4. Bridges Burned by Unionists, November 8, 1861
5. Western Theater, 1863
Illustrations
William G. Brownlow
T. A. R. Nelson
Horace Maynard
Oliver P. Temple
J. G. M. Ramsey
Landon Carter Haynes
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