War's Desolating Scourge: The Union's Occupation of North Alabama
- ISBN-10
- 0700618449
- ISBN-13
- 9780700618446
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 218
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Author
- Joseph W. Danielson
Description
The first book-length account of the occupation of North Alabama by Union soldiers from 1862 to 1865. Opens a new window on the strength of Confederate nationalism in the region and the Union's evolving policies toward the defiant civilians.
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