"United in Interest and Feeling:" The Political Culture of Union in the Virginia Borderland, 1850 - 1861
This thesis explores the role of political culture in the secession of two Virginia counties: Augusta and Rockbridge. These two counties, which in 1850 were staunchly loyal to the Union, shifted loyalties late in the secession crisis of 1860 and 1861. Comparing local reactions to national politics w...
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Virginia Tech
2017
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/78121 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05162014-150801/ |