Rebel salvation : pardon and amnesty of Confederates in Tennessee /

Kathleen Liulevicius's 'Rebel Salvation' provides an in-depth look at the process of Reconstruction in Tennessee by using the unique documentary resource of pardon petitions from former Confederate soldiers and sympathizers. In doing so, she reveals the dynamics at work between multip...

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Main Author: Liulevicius, Kathleen Zebley (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2021]
Series:Conflicting worlds.
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