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The wounds of the Civil War cut most bitterly in the border states, that strip of America from Maryland to Kansas where conflicting loyalties and traditions ripped apart communities, institutions, and families. Clash of Loyalties tells the story of one such county. Barbour County, in the mountainous Northwest of Virginia, is a telling microcosm of the deep divisions which both caused the war and were caused by it. With a meticulous examination of census and military records, genealogies, period newspapers, tax rolls, eyewitness accounts, and other relevant documents, Clash of Loyalties presents a compelling account of the passion and violence which tore apart Barbour County and the nation. |
