Posted on April 24, 2008 by cenantua
It might seem like I have laid aside my focus on Civil War “memory,” but I’ve actually been looking into beginning a run of posts that analyze Southern Loyalist Claims. In fact, what I may do is begin focusing on several regions (small groupings of counties in close proximity) within states and begin comparing the [...]
Filed under: "Shuffled" memory of the Civil War, American Civil War, Civil War Memory - General, Re-inventing memory of the Civil War | Tagged: 1860 census, Civil War memory, Confederacy, Confederate, Lost Cause Myth, myth of a solid South, referendum on secession, Shenandoah Valley, Southern Claims Commission, Southern Loyalist Claims, Tidewater of Virginia | 1 Comment »
Posted on April 11, 2008 by cenantua
No, it wasn’t a standard feeling of those who voted for “secesh,” but I do think it’s worth mentioning (especially in the wake of the quick analysis of the referendum numbers) that some who were anxious for secession and likely voted for it in the referendum, weren’t so eager to defend the very “cause” [...]
Filed under: American Civil War, Civil War Memory - General | Tagged: 33rd Virginia Infantry, Battle of the Wilderness, Dr. James Lee Gillespie, Isaac Shuler, John Lionberger, John Shuler, Page County Virginia, Page Grays, referendum on secession, Reuben Moore Walton, secesh, secession, South Carolina, Southern Unionists, Stonewall Brigade, Virginia | No Comments »
Posted on April 10, 2008 by cenantua
Speaking of crunched… ohhhhh, with only three weeks left in the semester, I’ve been crunched to find time to make a post. However, I can’t let go of this issue of the number of votes casts in the Shenandoah between 1856-1860, and the significant number of apparent absences at the polls when it came to [...]
Filed under: "Shuffled" memory of the Civil War, American Civil War, Civil War Memory - General | Tagged: 1856 Presidential returns for the Shenandoah Valley, 1859 gubernatorial vote, 1860 Presidential returns for the Shenandoah Valley, referendum on secession, Shenandoah Valley, Southern Loyalist Claims | 4 Comments »
Posted on April 2, 2008 by cenantua
Considering I brought up the use of coercion in the referendum for secession in Virginia (and more specifically in Page County in the Shenandoah Valley) in yesterday’s post, I thought it might be interesting to ride with this topic a little more. Today, I’m laying out the raw numbers on the referendum for all of [...]
Filed under: American Civil War, Civil War Memory - General | Tagged: Augusta County, Berkeley County, Clarke County, coercion, Frederick County, Gods & Generals, Jefferson County, Page County, referendum on secession, Rockbridge County, Rockingham County, Shenandoah County, Shenandoah Valley, Warren County, West Virginia | 2 Comments »
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