War crimes against Southern civilians
(Book)
Author
Published
Gretna, LA : Pelican Pub. Co., 2008, ©2007.
ISBN
9781589804661, 158980466X
Physical Desc
220 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status
Adult Nonfiction (3rd floor)
NF 973.71 CISCO 2008
1 available
NF 973.71 CISCO 2008
1 available
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Crimes against -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.
Civil-military relations -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.
Confederate States of America -- Social conditions.
Southern States -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Atrocities.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Destruction and pillage.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects.
United States. -- Army -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
War crimes -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.
Whites -- Crimes against -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.
Civil-military relations -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.
Confederate States of America -- Social conditions.
Southern States -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Atrocities.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Destruction and pillage.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects.
United States. -- Army -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
War crimes -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.
Whites -- Crimes against -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.
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Published
Gretna, LA : Pelican Pub. Co., 2008, ©2007.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9781589804661, 158980466X
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
The sobering and brutal consequences of the Civil War off the battlefield are revealed in this examination of atrocities committed against civilians. Rationale for the Union's "hard war" and the political ramifications of such a war set the foundation for Walter Cisco's enlightening research. Styled the "Black Flag" campaign, the hard line was agreed to by Lincoln in a council with his generals in 1864, when he gave permission to wage unlimited war against civilians, including women and children. In a series of concise and compelling chapters, Cisco chronicles the "St. Louis Massacre," where Federal authorities proceeded to impose a reign of terror and dictatorship in Missouri. He tells of the events leading to, and the suffering caused by, the Federal decree that forced twenty thousand Missouri civilians into exile. The arrests of civilians, the suppression of civil liberties, theft, and murder to "restore the Union" in Tennessee are also examined. Women and children, black and white, were robbed, brutalized, and left homeless in Sherman's infamous raid through Georgia. Torture and rape were not uncommon. In South Carolina, homes, farms, churches, and whole towns disappeared in flames. Civilians received no mercy at the hands of the Union invaders. Earrings were ripped from bleeding ears, graves were robbed, and towns were pillaged. Wherever Federal troops encountered Southern Blacks, whether free or slave, they were robbed, brutalized, belittled, kidnapped, threatened, tortured, and sometimes raped or killed by their blue-clad "liberators." Carefully researched, largely from primary sources, the book includes notes and illustrations. This untold story will interest anyone exploring an alternative perspective on this period in American history.--,Publisher marketing.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cisco, W. B. (20082007). War crimes against Southern civilians . Pelican Pub. Co..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cisco, Walter Brian, 1947-. 20082007. War Crimes against Southern Civilians. Pelican Pub. Co.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cisco, Walter Brian, 1947-. War Crimes against Southern Civilians Pelican Pub. Co, 20082007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cisco, Walter Brian. War Crimes against Southern Civilians Pelican Pub. Co., 20082007.
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