Contested Borderland: The Civil War in Appalachian Kentucky and Virginia by McKnight, Brian D.

Contested Borderland: The Civil War in Appalachian Kentucky and Virginia (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780813123899)

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Contested Borderland: The Civil War in Appalachian Kentucky and Virginia by McKnight, Brian D.

Contested Borderland: The Civil War in Appalachian Kentucky and Virginia

$65.00
Contested Borderland: The Civil War in Appalachian Kentucky and Virginia by McKnight, Brian D.

Contested Borderland: The Civil War in Appalachian Kentucky and Virginia

$65.00
Format: Hardcover
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During the four years of the Civil War, the border between eastern Kentucky and southwestern Virginia was highly contested territory, alternately occupied by both the Confederacy and the Union. Though this territory was sparsely populated, the geography of the region made it a desirable stronghold for future tactical maneuvers. As the war progressed, the Cumberland Gap quickly became the target of invasion and occupation efforts of both armies, creating a chaos that would strain not only the sol

Author: Brian D. McKnight
ISBN-10: 0813123895
ISBN-13: 9780813123899
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 03/31/2006
Pages: 328
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.16w x 1.05d
By Brian D. McKnight
By Brian D. McKnight
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Brian D. McKnight is a teaching fellow of history at the University of Virginia's College at Wise. His work has appeared in numerous books and journals, including the Historian, the Smithfield Review, and Ohio Valley History.

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