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• catalog abstract "With this path-breaking book, Richard Nelson Current closes a major gap in our understanding of the important role of white southerners who fought for the Union during the Civil War. The ranks of the Union forces swelled by more than 100,000 of these men known to their friends as "loyalists" and to their enemies as "tories." They substantially strengthened the Union, weakened the Confederacy, and affected the outcome of the Civil War. Despite the assertions of southern governors that Lincoln would get no troops from the South to preserve the Union, every Confederate state except South Carolina provided at least a battalion of white troops for the Union Army. The role of black soldiers (including those from the South) continues to receive deserved attention. Curiously, little heed has been paid to the white southern supporters of the Union cause, and nothing has been published about the group as a whole. Relying almost entirely on primary sources, Current here opens the long-overdue investigation of these many Americans who, at great risk to themselves and their families, made a significant contribution to the Union's war effort. Current meticulously explores the history of the loyalists in each Confederate state during the war. Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia provided over 70 percent of the loyalist troops, but 10,000 from Arkansas, 7,000 from Louisiana, and thousands from North Carolina, Texas, and Alabama volunteered as well. The author weaves the separate state stories into an intriguing and detailed tapestry. The loyalists served in a variety of capacities--some performing mundane tasks, some fighting with valor. Whatever his individual role, each southerner joining the Union constituted a double loss to the Confederacy: a subtraction from its own ranks and an addition to the Union's. Undoubtedly, this played an important role in the Confederate defeat.".
• catalog contributor b3538542.
• catalog coverage "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865.".
• catalog created "c1992.".
• catalog date "1992".
• catalog date "c1992.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1992.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog description "Virginia volunteers -- Tennessee troops -- Carolina and Arkansas recruits -- Enlistees from other states -- Galvanized Yankees -- What manner of men -- Fighting by Southern Federals -- The unknown soldiers.".
• catalog description "With this path-breaking book, Richard Nelson Current closes a major gap in our understanding of the important role of white southerners who fought for the Union during the Civil War. The ranks of the Union forces swelled by more than 100,000 of these men known to their friends as "loyalists" and to their enemies as "tories." They substantially strengthened the Union, weakened the Confederacy, and affected the outcome of the Civil War. Despite the assertions of southern governors that Lincoln would get no troops from the South to preserve the Union, every Confederate state except South Carolina provided at least a battalion of white troops for the Union Army. The role of black soldiers (including those from the South) continues to receive deserved attention. Curiously, little heed has been paid to the white southern supporters of the Union cause, and nothing has been published about the group as a whole. Relying almost entirely on primary sources, Current here opens the long-overdue investigation of these many Americans who, at great risk to themselves and their families, made a significant contribution to the Union's war effort. Current meticulously explores the history of the loyalists in each Confederate state during the war. Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia provided over 70 percent of the loyalist troops, but 10,000 from Arkansas, 7,000 from Louisiana, and thousands from North Carolina, Texas, and Alabama volunteered as well. The author weaves the separate state stories into an intriguing and detailed tapestry. The loyalists served in a variety of capacities--some performing mundane tasks, some fighting with valor. Whatever his individual role, each southerner joining the Union constituted a double loss to the Confederacy: a subtraction from its own ranks and an addition to the Union's. Undoubtedly, this played an important role in the Confederate defeat.".
• catalog extent "ix, 253 p. ;".
• catalog hasFormat "Lincoln's loyalists.".
• catalog identifier "1555531245 (cloth) :".
• catalog isFormatOf "Lincoln's loyalists.".
• catalog issued "1992".
• catalog issued "c1992.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Boston : Northeastern University Press,".
• catalog relation "Lincoln's loyalists.".
• catalog spatial "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865.".
• catalog subject "973.7/41 20".
• catalog subject "E491 .C94 1992".
• catalog subject "Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.".
• catalog subject "United States. Army History Civil War, 1861-1865.".
• catalog subject "United States. Army Southern unionists.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Virginia volunteers -- Tennessee troops -- Carolina and Arkansas recruits -- Enlistees from other states -- Galvanized Yankees -- What manner of men -- Fighting by Southern Federals -- The unknown soldiers.".
• catalog title "Lincoln's loyalists : Union soldiers from the Confederacy / Richard Nelson Current.".
• catalog type "text".