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Few Were the Hearts...that did not Swell with Devotion: Community and Confederate Service in Rowan County, North Carolina, 1861-1862

Record #:
21616
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Abstract:
The men of Rowan County did not enlist in Confederate forces during the Civil War for loyalty to the abstract idea of states' right but to defend their communities and homes. The group enlisted and fought together, even electing officers based upon the social hierarchy of their communities. By 1862, many men from Rowan County deserted to return home as food shortages, loss of farm labor, and bad weather threatened their communities. The communities of Rowan County were torn apart by the men's desire to protect the same communities.
Source:
North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 73 Issue 2, Apr 1996, p156-183 , il, por, map, f