When the Yankees came : conflict and chaos in the occupied South, 1861-1865

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Label

When the Yankees came : conflict and chaos in the occupied South, 1861-1865

Title remainder

conflict and chaos in the occupied South, 1861-1865

Statement of responsibility

Stephen V. Ash

Creator

• Ash, Stephen V

Subject

• Sozialer Konflikt
• Onderdrukking
• Conflicten
• Sezessionskrieg (1861-1865)
• USA -- Südstaaten
• Besetzung
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Occupied territories
• États-Unis -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
• Amerikaanse burgeroorlog
• Bezette gebieden
• Confederate States of America -- History

Language

eng

Summary

Southerners whose communities were invaded by the Union army during the Civil War endured a profoundly painful ordeal. For most, the coming of the Yankees was a nightmare become real; for some, it was the answer to a prayer. But for all, Stephen Ash argues, invasion and occupation were essential parts of the experience of defeat that helped shape the Southern postwar mentality. When the Yankees Came is the first comprehensive study of the occupied South, bringing to light a wealth of new information about the Southern home front. Examining events from a dual perspective to show how occupation affected the invading forces as well as the indigenous population, Ash concludes that as Federal war aims evolved, the occupation gradually became more repressive. But increased brutality on the part of the Northern army resulted in more determined resistance from white Southerners - a situation that parallels the experience of many other conquering forces. Finally, Ash shows that conflicts between Confederate citizens and Yankee invaders were not the only ones that marked the experience of the occupied South. Internal clashes pitted Southerners against one another along lines of class, race, and politics: plain folk vs. aristocrats, slaves vs. owners, and unionists vs. secessionists

Member of

• Civil War America (Series)

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

973.7/13

Government publication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

LC call number

E487

LC item number

.A83 1995

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography

Series statement

Civil War America