Divided Loyalties: Kentucky's Struggle for Armed Neutrality in the Civil War

272 Pages·2012·5.09 MB·English

by  James Finck

© 2012 by James W. Finck
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Finck, James W.
Divided Loyalties : Kentucky’s Struggle for Armed Neutrality in the Civil War / James W.
Finck—First edition.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-61121102-3
EPUB ISBN: 9781611211030
1. Kentucky—History—Civil War, 1861-1865. 2. Kentucky—Politics and Government–
1861-1865. 3. Neutrality, Armed—Kentucky—History—19th Century. 4. Kentucky–Defenses—
History—19th Century. 5. Allegiance—-Kentucky—History—19th Century. I. Title.
E509.F56 2012
976.9'03—dc23
2012035936

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Contents
Foreword by William C. Davis
Introduction and Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Kentucky’s Political System: 1840 to 1860
Chapter 2. The Presidential Election: October to November 1860
Chapter 3. Secession, Slavery, and Economic Prosperity: November 1860 to
February 1861
Chapter 4. Choosing Sides: January to February 1861
Chapter 5. Compromise: January to April 1861
Chapter 6. Neutrality: March to May 1861
Chapter 7. Border Conventions and Lincoln Guns: April to May 1861
Chapter 8. The Struggle to Remain Neutral: May to June 1861
Chapter 9. The End of Neutrality: July to September 1861
Chapter 10. After Neutrality: September to December 1861
Appendix. Proclamations, Speeches, Party Platforms, and Other Documents
Bibliography
Index
List of Photos
Abraham Lincoln,
Henry Clay,
Stephen Douglas,
John Bell,
Beriah Magoffin,
Warner Underwood,
Jefferson Davis,
John C. Crittenden,
Political Cartoon,
Simon Bolivar Buckner,
James Speed,
George B. McClellan,
Robert Anderson,
Lovell H. Rousseau,
Gideon Pillow,
Leonidas Polk,
Camp Dick Robinson,
Joseph Holt,
Ulysses S. Grant,
List of Charts
1860 Presidential Votes for Bell by State,
Presidential Election Chart by County for 1852, 1856, and 1860,
Border Convention Votes by County,
June 1861 Congressional Elections by District,
Army Enlistments,
List of Maps
1860 Presidential Election Voting,
Border Convention Voting,