Description:Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 38. Chapters: Louisville in the American Civil War, Battle of Corydon, James Guthrie, Joshua Fry Speed, Cave Hill Cemetery, United States Marine Hospital of Louisville, Jefferson C. Davis, American Civil War fortifications in Louisville, 5th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, William "Bull" Nelson, 32nd Indiana Monument, James Speed, Confederate Monument in Louisville, George D. Prentice, Galt House, Confederate Martyrs Monument in Jeffersontown, Camp Joe Holt, Louisville Home Guard, Taylor Barracks, Jefferson General Hospital, Jeffersonville Quartermaster Depot, Sue Mundy, Fort Duffield, Confederate Monument of Bardstown, Brown General Hospital, Union Monument in Louisville, Civil War Museum, Fort DeWolf. Excerpt: Louisville in the American Civil War was a major stronghold of Union forces, which kept Kentucky firmly in the Union. It was the center of planning, supplies, recruiting and transportation for numerous campaigns, especially in the Western Theater. By the end of the war, Louisville had not been attacked once, although skirmishes and battles, including the battles of Perryville and Corydon, took place nearby. During the 1850s, Louisville became a vibrant and wealthy city, but together with the success, the city also harbored racial and ethnic tensions. It attracted numerous immigrants, had a large slave market from which enslaved African Americans were sold to the Deep South, and had both slaveholders and abolitionists as residents. In 1850 Louisville became the tenth largest city in the United States. Louisville's population rose from 10,000 in 1830 to 43,000 in 1850. It became an important tobacco market and pork packing center. By 1850, Louisville's wholesale trade totaled $20 million (USD) in sales. The Louisville-New Orleans river route held top rank in freight and passenger traffic on the entire Western river sy...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Louisville, Kentucky in the American Civil War: Louisville in the American Civil War, Battle of Corydon, James Guthrie, Joshua Fry Speed. To get started finding Louisville, Kentucky in the American Civil War: Louisville in the American Civil War, Battle of Corydon, James Guthrie, Joshua Fry Speed, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Louisville, Kentucky in the American Civil War: Louisville in the American Civil War, Battle of Corydon, James Guthrie, Joshua Fry Speed
Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 38. Chapters: Louisville in the American Civil War, Battle of Corydon, James Guthrie, Joshua Fry Speed, Cave Hill Cemetery, United States Marine Hospital of Louisville, Jefferson C. Davis, American Civil War fortifications in Louisville, 5th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, William "Bull" Nelson, 32nd Indiana Monument, James Speed, Confederate Monument in Louisville, George D. Prentice, Galt House, Confederate Martyrs Monument in Jeffersontown, Camp Joe Holt, Louisville Home Guard, Taylor Barracks, Jefferson General Hospital, Jeffersonville Quartermaster Depot, Sue Mundy, Fort Duffield, Confederate Monument of Bardstown, Brown General Hospital, Union Monument in Louisville, Civil War Museum, Fort DeWolf. Excerpt: Louisville in the American Civil War was a major stronghold of Union forces, which kept Kentucky firmly in the Union. It was the center of planning, supplies, recruiting and transportation for numerous campaigns, especially in the Western Theater. By the end of the war, Louisville had not been attacked once, although skirmishes and battles, including the battles of Perryville and Corydon, took place nearby. During the 1850s, Louisville became a vibrant and wealthy city, but together with the success, the city also harbored racial and ethnic tensions. It attracted numerous immigrants, had a large slave market from which enslaved African Americans were sold to the Deep South, and had both slaveholders and abolitionists as residents. In 1850 Louisville became the tenth largest city in the United States. Louisville's population rose from 10,000 in 1830 to 43,000 in 1850. It became an important tobacco market and pork packing center. By 1850, Louisville's wholesale trade totaled $20 million (USD) in sales. The Louisville-New Orleans river route held top rank in freight and passenger traffic on the entire Western river sy...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Louisville, Kentucky in the American Civil War: Louisville in the American Civil War, Battle of Corydon, James Guthrie, Joshua Fry Speed. To get started finding Louisville, Kentucky in the American Civil War: Louisville in the American Civil War, Battle of Corydon, James Guthrie, Joshua Fry Speed, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.