Reluctant Partners: Nashville and the Union, 1863-1865 by Walter T. Durham - 2008-12-01

Univ Tennessee Press, 2008-12-01. Hardcover. Good.

Hardback. New. In 1862, Nashville became the first Southern state capital to be captured by the Union Army; that occupation would not end until after the Civil War's conclusion in 1865. In two incisive books, first published more than twenty years ago and available once more for a new generation of readers, Walter T. Durham traces occupied Nashville's reluctant transition from Rebel stronghold to partner of the Union. Together, Nashville and Reluctant Partners highlight the importance of local history within Civil War scholarship and assess the impact of the war on people other than combat soldiers and places other than battlefields. Nashville examines the first seventeen months of the Union occupation, showing how the local population coped with the sudden presence of an enemy force. It also explores the role of military governor Andrew Johnson and how he asserted his authority over the city. Reluctant Partners depicts a city coming to grips with the rapidly fading prospect of a Confederate… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Univ of Tennessee Pr, 2008. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 327 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.75 inches.