Bluecoats and Tar Heels

Though the Civil War ended in April 1865, the conflict between Unionists and Confederates continued. The bitterness and rancor resulting from the collapse of the Confederacy spurred an ongoing cycle of hostility and bloodshed that made the Reconstruction period a violent era of transition. The violence was so pervasive that the federal government deployed units of the U.S. Army in North Carolina and other southern states to maintain law and order and protect blacks and Unionists. The author details the complex interaction between the federal soldiers and the North Carolina civilians during this tumultuous period. This book illuminates the U.S. Army's significant role in an understudied aspect of Civil War reconciliation.

Year

2009

Language

English

Series

New directions in southern history

Publisher

University Press of Kentucky

Editions

4

Pages

370

ISBN

9780813125077

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