Help support TMP


"Book Review: True Blue: White Unionists in the Deep" Topic


3 Posts

All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.

Please avoid recent politics on the forums.

For more information, see the TMP FAQ.


Back to the ACW Media Message Board


Areas of Interest

American Civil War

Featured Hobby News Article


Featured Link


Featured Ruleset


Featured Showcase Article

1:600 USS Conestoga

Adding a timberclad to my Union fleet.


Featured Workbench Article

U.S.S. Marmora Tinclad

Damaged in an ocean crossing, Bay Area Yard's 1:600 scale U.S.S. Marmora finally appears in Workbench.


Featured Profile Article

Other Games at Council of Five Nations 2011

Personal logo Editor in Chief Bill The Editor of TMP Fezian snapped some photos of games he didn't get a chance to play in at Council of Five Nations.


Current Poll


Featured Book Review


1,125 hits since 10 Mar 2023
©1994-2025 Bill Armintrout
Comments or corrections?


TMP logo

Membership

Please sign in to your membership account, or, if you are not yet a member, please sign up for your free membership account.
Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP10 Mar 2023 8:41 p.m. PST

… South during the Civil War and Reconstruction


"Dr. Butler, (Nau Center, UVa) tells a fascinating story about the history and memory of regiments such as the Unionist 1st Louisiana Cavalry, 1st Alabama Cavalry, and 13th Tennessee Cavalry (Bradford's Battalion) and about Unionists and Unionism in parts of the Confederacy, where their presence has previously been overlooked, or ignored. He examines the lives of the white Unionists in these Confederate states, to reveal who they were, why and how they took their Unionist stand, and what happened to them as a result.

In the deep South, unconditional white Unionists represented a small percentage of the total population. Most of these Unionists were very different from one another, yet by their unconditional loyalty they had an importance out of proportion to their numbers…"


Full Review here


link

Armand

gprokopo14 Mar 2023 4:27 p.m. PST

Author interview on Civil War Talk Radio here: link

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP15 Mar 2023 4:29 p.m. PST

Thanks!


Armand

Sorry - only verified members can post on the forums.