The Limits of Loyalty: Ordinary People in Civil War Mississippi

The realm of Civil War scholarship is so rife with published works that it is becoming a daunting task to find a new angle, perspective, or aspect to research. In the Civil War era, the state of Mississippi, in outward appearance, seems to have been filled with extremist citizens who were unyielding...

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Published in:Journal of Southern History 2019, Vol.85 (2), p.453-454
Main Author: Weber, Heidi Amelia-Anne
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Civil war
Loyalty
War
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Summary:The realm of Civil War scholarship is so rife with published works that it is becoming a daunting task to find a new angle, perspective, or aspect to research. In the Civil War era, the state of Mississippi, in outward appearance, seems to have been filled with extremist citizens who were unyielding in their support of secession and the Confederacy. [...]each chapter looks into the dynamics of specific relationships and the resulting confrontations that emerged in Civil War Mississippi.
ISSN:0022-4642
2325-6893
DOI:10.1353/soh.2019.0148