...For the Clay family, the Civil War was truly a brothers' war. Serving with distinction on both sides Clays of three generations died as a result of war, but Clay susceptibility to disease proved more costly than battle wounds. The fear of brother facing brother across battle lines, the separation...

... for work, and Cecelia was left alone. This chapter describes her ultimately successful efforts to secure a Civil War widow's pension, and analyzes the workings of the pension system. It also looks at her daughter's marriage to Alexander Reels, and her support for the aging Cecelia. It also describes...

...This introduction places Henry W. Blair in the reform tradition of the Republican Party between 1854 and 1920. It emphasizes the importance of civil rights for African Americans, greater rights for women, and prohibition. This introduction notes that reform persisted after the Civil War despite...

...The introduction outlines the narrative, which begins with the annexation of the Purchase to Kentucky in 1818 and concludes with the end of the Civil War in 1865. From the secession crisis of 1860–61 onward, the Purchase was pro-Confederate and remained resolutely Rebel. Allen Hall Ballard County...

... of the state was bound to secede anyway. But apparently no other part of a loyal border state considered such an unprecedented move during the Civil War. Alabama Arkansas Beadles J N Confederate States of America Florida Fort Sumter Georgia Jackson Purchase 1861 elections and Kentucky Unionists 1861...

... at home and to project New China’s power image abroad. The PLA’s victory in the civil war gave Mao and his generals confidence in their ability to help the Viet Minh drive the French Army out of Indochina and later to help Kim Il-sung to drive the UN force out of the Korean peninsula. China People’s...

...This section states that the 1860–2 diary of Kentucky Unionist Johanna Louisa (Josie) Underwood provides a unique and intimate look at the emotional question of secession and the trauma visited on a family, community, and state torn asunder by civil war. It notes that Josie often wrote acerbic...

...Kentucky was the only state that declared neutrality in the Civil War; when neutrality ended, the state endured an inner civil war over the opinions and emotions of the people. Kentuckians wanted to side with Clay's Union ideals, but were still divided on the issue of slavery, thus state...

...This chapter analyzes how De Bow viewed the American Civil War. As a leading secessionist he hoped for an important job in the new government of the Confederate States of America. He became an agent for the Produce Loan Office, which attempted to raise money for the southern war effort. His new job...

...This chapter presents an overview of the place of the American prisoner of war in history and memory. It explains the public perception of POWs from the Civil War to the present. The chapter also covers the basic detail of the shootdown and capture of Airman First Class Bill Robinson. Alvarez...

...Touch-and-go diplomacy by senior European officials fails to halt the momentum toward a civil war in Macedonia after Albanian insurgents use force to demand increased rights and power for their people. With limited capacity to deal with an insurgency, the Macedonians can have a war or a unified...

... the prospect of a civil war. Ahmeti Ali Kosovo Macedonia National Liberation Army NLA Prizren Kosovo Tanusevac Macedonia Tearce Macedonia Kosovo Force KFOR Kosovo Liberation Army KLA European Union EU Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization–Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity VMRO...

... in Kentucky often seemed to take nearly as many steps backward as forward. After the Civil War, the movement for state-supported normal schools in Kentucky languished. However, most colleges soon added teaching programs or moves towards normal education, providing a service as well as producing revenue...

...This chapter examines the impact of the American Civil War on the conditions of African Americans along the south shore of the Ohio River, particularly in Kentucky. Though the war brought mostly unintended change, the initial goal of preserving the Union was achieved. Slave-owners in Kentucky were...

...This chapter examines the population and residential patterns of African Americans on the north shore of the Ohio River after the American Civil War. The war brought unprecedented change to the former slave states as slaves were freed and ex-slaves moved to new environs. The African Americans...

...This chapter discusses the Whiskey Rebellion, which grew out of a 1791 Federal excise tax on the distilling of whiskey, the Nullification Crisis of 1832–1833, and other notable instances during the Civil War. It shows that the government in Washington soon found out that the problems that were...

...The commonwealth saw rapid growth during the period between 1792 when Kentucky became a state and the beginning of the Civil War in 1861. Several visitors perceived Kentucky to be a good place to live thanks to Lexington's college, Louisville's strong business growth, rich farms, and various new...

... sides to attempt to gain the support of Kentucky during the Civil War for their respective reasons, and these include the state's geography and rich agriculture. Anderson Robert Civil War Clay Henry “Great Compromiser ” Crittenden John J biographical overview of Washington Monument Casey County...

... was written between 1855 when Wheeler's slave Jane Johnson escaped, and 1861, the advent of secession and the Civil War. Her identity as African American slave rings true, however, this might be because the account rings imaginatively true. Whatever her race, it appears that she struggled to become educated...

...Enforcing a blockade of the southern coast constituted the Union Navy's principal Civil War mission, but federal gunboats and other vessels frequently supported Union Army operations by providing gunfire support, convoying and landing troops, defending army depots and supply bases...