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- catalog abstract "During the Civil War, a small group of Unionists - some, though not all, Northern-born - found themselves trapped in the largest Southern city between Richmond and New Orleans. Atlanta was a Confederate bastion. The military ruled, and it brooked little dissent. But, as Thomas G. Dyer reveals in Secret Yankees, the Confederate military hadn't reckoned on Cyrena Stone. A Vermont native, Cyrena moved to Atlanta with her husband, Amherst, in 1854. After war had broken out between the states, Amherst escaped to the North, ostensibly on business. Union authorities eventually arrested him as a Southern spy. Meanwhile, Cyrena stayed behind. Hiding her small Union flag in her sugar bowl, suppressing but not moderating her well-known pro-Northern views, she belonged to a secret circle of Unionists - white and black, male and female - who lived in fear of their lives but nevertheless managed to aid Union prisoners of war, protect the interests of slaves and freedmen, and spirit military intelligence out of the city - eventually to the benefit of Sherman's advancing army. An intriguing story of loyalty and patriotism, Secret Yankees offers a perspective on the Civil War ignored in previous accounts. Arrested on suspicion of spying (the penalty was death) but released by Southern authorities, her house destroyed by Union shelling during the vividly rendered fall of Atlanta, Cyrena Stone survived the war to see the triumph of the cause for which she had risked her life.".
- catalog contributor b11142024.
- catalog coverage "Atlanta (Ga.) History 19th century.".
- catalog coverage "Georgia History Civil War, 1861-1865.".
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description "A Vermont native, Cyrena moved to Atlanta with her husband, Amherst, in 1854. After war had broken out between the states, Amherst escaped to the North, ostensibly on business. Union authorities eventually arrested him as a Southern spy. Meanwhile, Cyrena stayed behind. Hiding her small Union flag in her sugar bowl, suppressing but not moderating her well-known pro-Northern views, she belonged to a secret circle of Unionists - white and black, male and female - who lived in fear of their lives but nevertheless managed to aid Union prisoners of war, protect the interests of slaves and freedmen, and spirit military intelligence out of the city - eventually to the benefit of Sherman's advancing army.".
- catalog description "An intriguing story of loyalty and patriotism, Secret Yankees offers a perspective on the Civil War ignored in previous accounts. Arrested on suspicion of spying (the penalty was death) but released by Southern authorities, her house destroyed by Union shelling during the vividly rendered fall of Atlanta, Cyrena Stone survived the war to see the triumph of the cause for which she had risked her life.".
- catalog description "During the Civil War, a small group of Unionists - some, though not all, Northern-born - found themselves trapped in the largest Southern city between Richmond and New Orleans. Atlanta was a Confederate bastion. The military ruled, and it brooked little dissent. But, as Thomas G. Dyer reveals in Secret Yankees, the Confederate military hadn't reckoned on Cyrena Stone.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The world of Cyrena and Amherst Stone -- Loyalty under fire: unionists and the secession crisis -- "The knell of all our bright hopes" -- The limits of loyalty -- "A perfect reign of terror" -- Amherst Stone's mission -- Exit and espionage -- "The red waves of war" -- "Like the frozen snake": unionists during battle and occupation -- The loyalty of reconstruction, the reconstruction of loyalty, 1865 -- Claims of loyalty -- Postscript.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 383 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Secret Yankees.".
- catalog identifier "0801861160 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Secret Yankees.".
- catalog isPartOf "War/society/culture".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press,".
- catalog relation "Secret Yankees.".
- catalog spatial "Atlanta (Ga.) History 19th century.".
- catalog spatial "Georgia Atlanta".
- catalog spatial "Georgia History Civil War, 1861-1865.".
- catalog subject "973.7/41 21".
- catalog subject "F294.A857 D94 1999".
- catalog subject "Unionists (United States Civil War) Georgia Atlanta History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The world of Cyrena and Amherst Stone -- Loyalty under fire: unionists and the secession crisis -- "The knell of all our bright hopes" -- The limits of loyalty -- "A perfect reign of terror" -- Amherst Stone's mission -- Exit and espionage -- "The red waves of war" -- "Like the frozen snake": unionists during battle and occupation -- The loyalty of reconstruction, the reconstruction of loyalty, 1865 -- Claims of loyalty -- Postscript.".
- catalog title "Secret Yankees : the Union circle in Confederate Atlanta / Thomas G. Dyer.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".