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The antebellum culture of Harrison County (birthplace of George Armstrong Custer) and the surrounding five-county area of Appalachian east Ohio was an outspoken, democratic society - and a way station of the Underground Railroad for escaping slaves. This history provides a portrait of the area's Scotch-Irish.

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Readers will gain a sense of local color and the historical period - Public Library Quarterly; ""skillfully intertwines the story of the men who marched off to war from Appalachian Ohio with the turbulent political history of the communities that sent them"" - Crossfire; ""this work is notable in its scope...bibliography [is] excellent...Hall's effort is commendable"" - The Filson History Quarterly.

Appalachian Ohio and the Civil War 18621863

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    Publisher: McFarland & Company
    Publication Date: 7/15/2008 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780786437382, 978-0786437382
    ISBN10: 0786437383
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    The antebellum culture of Harrison County (birthplace of George Armstrong Custer) and the surrounding five-county area of Appalachian east Ohio was an outspoken, democratic society - and a way station of the Underground Railroad for escaping slaves. This history provides a portrait of the area's Scotch-Irish.

    Trade Review
    Readers will gain a sense of local color and the historical period - Public Library Quarterly; ""skillfully intertwines the story of the men who marched off to war from Appalachian Ohio with the turbulent political history of the communities that sent them"" - Crossfire; ""this work is notable in its scope...bibliography [is] excellent...Hall's effort is commendable"" - The Filson History Quarterly.

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