Reluctant Confederates: Upper South Unionists in the Secession Crisis

Daniel Crofts examines Unionists in three pivotal southern states--Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee--and shows why the outbreak of the war enabled the Confederacy to gain the allegiance of these essential, if ambivalent, governments.

"Crofts's study focuses on Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee, but it includes analyses of the North and Deep South as well. As a result, his volume presents the views of all parties to the sectional conflict and offers a vivid portrait of the interaction between them.--American Historical Review

"Refocuses our attention on an important but surprisingly neglected group--the Unionists of the upper South during the secession crisis, who have been too readily ignored by other historians.--Journal of Southern History

Author: Daniel W. Crofts
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 08/01/1993
Pages: 531
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.91w x 1.42d
ISBN: 9780807844304

About the Author
Crofts, Daniel W.: - Daniel W. Crofts is professor of history at Trenton State College.