Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-357) and index
"The mountains of western North Carolina never attracted much notice from either side during the Civil War - or from Civil War scholars since. But as this book reveals, how the region endured those four years of conflict tells us much about the dynamics of the Confederate home front and about the social, political, and economic complexities of Southern Appalachian society in the mind-nineteenth century."--Jacket
Heart of Confederate Appalachia.
Heart of Confederate Appalachia.
Appalachian Region, Southern, History, Military, 19th century
Appalachian Region, Southern, Social conditions, 19th century
North Carolina, History, Civil War, 1861-1865
North Carolina, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Social aspects
United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Social aspects