Shifting Loyalties
The Union Occupation of Eastern North Carolina
By Judkin Browning
264 pp., 6.125 x 9.25, 15 halftones, notes, bibl., index
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Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4696-1370-3
Published: February 2014 -
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Unlike citizens in the core areas of the Confederacy, many white residents in eastern North Carolina had a strong streak of prewar Unionism and appeared to welcome the Union soldiers when they first arrived. By 1865, however, many of these residents would alter their allegiance, developing a strong sense of southern nationalism. African Americans in the region, on the other hand, utilized the presence of Union soldiers to empower themselves, as they gained their freedom in the face of white hostility. Browning's study ultimately tells the story of Americans trying to define their roles, with varying degrees of success and failure, in a reconfigured country.
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Judkin Browning is assistant professor of history at Appalachian State University.
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"Browning provides useful insights into the nature of southern unionism and what directions it took under the considerable strain of long term occupation and post war reevaluation."--Civil War Books and Authors
“This study is a unique look into a so-called Unionist area in a Confederate state under Union occupation….Highly recommended to Civil War enthusiasts.”--NewsOK.com
“Browning’s explorations uncover a treasure trove of information.”--America’s Civil War
"Radically challenge[s] existing interpretations of the Civil War in eastern North Carolina." --The North Carolina Historical Review
"A well-conceived and well-executed microstudy."--Journal of American History
“[A] valuable study.”--American Historical Review