Kirk's Civil War Raids Along the Blue Ridge (Michael C. Hardy - UA) September 2021 Fornieri (Editor)

Fornieri (Editor)

The Great “What Ifs” of the American Civil War: Historians Tackle the Conflict’s Most Intriguing Possibilities is a collection of fourteen essays by the historians at Emerging Civil War and includes a Foreword by acclaimed alternate history writer Peter G

he has worked with several historic preservation groups including the Civil War Trust and the National Park Service

The essayists also apply the ends-ways-means model of analysis to each topic to offer readers greater insight into the Confederate leaderships challenges

were convinced that war offered the country the only way to assume its rightful place in world affairs

Kirk's Civil War Raids Along the Blue Ridge (Michael C. Hardy - UA) September 2021 Fornieri (Editor)by Michael C Hardy (Author) In the Southern Appalachian Mountains, no character was more loved or despised than Union officer George W. Kirk. He led a group of deserters on numerous raids between Tennessee and North Carolina in 1863. At Camp Vance in Morganton, Kirk's mounted raiders showcased guerrilla warfare penetrating deep within Confederate territory. As Home Guards struggled to keep Western North Carolina communities safe, Kirk's men brought