Talk:Opposition to the American Civil War

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"Internal civil war" in Kentucky

Re: "a bloody internal civil war raged in Kentucky", does anyone know of a source for this? My understanding is that Kentucky was generally geographically divided with regards to sympathies for one side or the other, that there were a good number of Confederate guerrilla raids in the state, and that the Union government dealt with guerrilla suspects and the disloyal harshly, but "a bloody internal civil war"? Is this just assumed, or are there credible sources for this? Thanks. Stevie is the man! ^{Talk • Work} 02:36, 23 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Coulter's major book on Civil War & Readjustment in Kentucky (1926), & Lowell Harrison, CW in Kent. (1975) explores the violence at length. Areas were indeed 80-20 this way and 20-80 that way, but the 20% took a real beating. Lots of assassinations (see Hatfield-McCoy feud = postwar continuation). The most recent study is " Feelin' Mighty Southern: Recent Scholarship on Southern Appalachia in the Civil War" by Noel Fisher in Civil War History. Volume: 47. Issue: 4. 2001. Page Number: 334+. To quote: "A third constant in Civil War Appalachia was the prevalence of partisan violence. Throughout this region, loyalists, secessionists, deserters, and men with little loyalty to either side formed organized bands, fought each other as well as occupying troops, terrorized the population, and spread fear, chaos, and destruction. Military forces stationed in the Appalachian regions, whether regular troops or home guards, frequently resorted to extreme methods, including executing partisans summarily, destroying the homes of suspected bushwhackers, and torturing families to gain information. This epidemic of violence created a widespread sense of insecurity, forced hundreds of residents to flee, and contributed to the region's economic distress, demoralization, and division." Rjensen 02:52, 23 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for all that. I don't have immediate access to these materials, but it appears most of what you describe happened in Eastern Kentucky. Do the materials say this partisan violence occurred in a similar manner throughout the rest of the state? Stevie is the man! ^{Talk • Work} 03:42, 23 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Conditions were worse in the mountains but areas like the Jackson Purchase and Pennyrile, as I recall, had rough times too. 06:28, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

text vs refrences

Not that refrences are bad or anything, but this article has more refrences than it has actual text. Could somebody go to their copies of the refrences and put in a little more detail? Thanls! Ahudson 16:37, 16 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, what a wonderful problem to have, though - too many references and not enough text. Far better than not enough references to cite the text. This seems easily remedied by putting keyboard to wiki. SchuminWeb (Talk) 16:48, 16 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]