Description
Book SynopsisA chronicle of the Civil War era in one of Alabama's least studied regions. Deep in the Piney Woods offers a comprehensive account of a historically rich region of the state, challenging many commonly held assumptions about the area's formation and settlement, economy, politics, race relations, and role in secession and the Civil War.
Trade ReviewOlder views of the Piney Woods held that the region only half-heartedly supported secession and, once the war began, was characterized by a less than enthusiastic participation on the battlefield, as well as the home front. Brown uses a wealth of primary documentation to make the point that this region demonstrated its loyalty to the cause by, among other things, raising and equipping numerous companies, thereby showing as much enthusiasm as other parts of the state."" - Lonnie A. Burnett, author of
The Pen Makes a Good Sword: John Forsyth of the “Mobile Register” and
Henry Hotze, Confederate Propagandist: Selected Essays on Revolution, Recognition, and Race""An outstanding contribution to Alabama history, and a long overdue chronicle of a too-often overlooked region, perhaps painting one of the most complete portraits of any region in the state during the war era."" - Mike Bunn, author of
Civil War EufaulaTable of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction
- 1. “The Wilderness is All Before You”: Settlement
- 2. “Of All the Hardy Sons of Toil”: Class and Race in the Piney Woods
- 3. “Let the Union Stand”: Piney Woods Politics, 1819–1845
- 4. “Disruption of the Ties Which Bind Us Together”: The Politics of Secession, 1845–1861
- 5. “From the Lights Before Us I Think War is Close at Hand”: The War Begins
- 6. “I Have No One to Assist Mee on Earth”: The Piney Woods War, 1862
- 7. “I Feel Like We Are Almost Ruined”: The War Takes Its Toll, 1863–1865
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
