Record #:

21285

Author(s):

Auman, William T.

Abstract:

A look at the life and politics of Bryan Tyson, one of several notable Unionists from the North Carolina Piedmont. Tyson campaigned for the Union cause during the secession crisis, wrote a 170-page anti-Confederacy book in 1862, joined the Unionist underground Heroes of America, and personally appealed to state and national leaders for compromise.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 62 Issue 3, July 1985, p257-292, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Tyson, Bryan, 1830-1909; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Southern Unionists