Southern Editorials on Secession
| Author | : Dwight Lowell Dumond |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 576 |
| Release | : 1964 |
| ISBN-10 | : UCAL:B3884593 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Southern Editorials on Secession by : Dwight Lowell Dumond
Download or read book Southern Editorials on Secession written by Dwight Lowell Dumond and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In January 1863, in the mountains of North Carolina, Confederate soldiers captured and murdered thirteen prisoners. These suspected Unionist guerrillas were members of a relatively isolated, traditional mountain community; their killers were led by officers more open to the changing currents of the nineteenth century. This book examines that slaughter, known as the Shelton Laurel Massacre, and the events that led up to it.
