Description: The Civil War in Loudoun County, Virginia, Virginia, Civil War Series, Paperback A no-man's land through which raiding armies frequently passed, Loudoun County, Virginia, was itself a land of divided loyalties--one in three voters rejected secession in 1861--but with each new regiment came strengthened resolve to salvage their shattered lives despite defeat and military occupation.In this look at Loudoun County's role in the Civil War, historian Stevan Meserve narrates not only the large-scale fighting at Ball's Bluff in 1861 and in the Loudoun Valley cavalry battles of 1863, but also the lives of the citizens whosacrificed their crops and livestock, cared for the wounded and buried the dead of storied regiments such as White's Comanches, Cole's Potomac Home Brigade, Mosby's Rangers and the Independent Loudoun Rangers. Drawing upon military accounts and other historical documents, The Civil War in Loudoun County celebrates their eventual triumph and the vibrant communities that exist today.
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Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781596293786
Book Title: Civil War in Loudoun County, Virginia: a History of Hard Times
Item Length: 9.8in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6.9in
Author: James A. Morgan III, Stevan F. Meserve
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, FL, GA, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Military / United States, Military / Pictorial
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2008
Genre: History
Item Weight: 12.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
