LOYALTY ON THE FRONTIER: OR SKETCHES OF UNION MEN OF THE SOUTHWEST (Civil War in the West) [Hardcover]

A.W. BISHOP (Author)

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Publication Date: January 21, 2004 | Series: Civil War in the West

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1863. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... NORTH-WESTERN ARKANSAS. When General McCullough passed through Fayetteville, on his way to discomfiture and death at Pea Kidge, he expressed the wish, that North-western Arkansas was in a place, which we shall simply designate as more hot than holy. If character and calamity on the one hand, and the Bible on the other, can determine the post mortem condition of a human being, "Ben McCullough," whilom somewhat famous as a Texan Ranger, is sealed with a fate that polemics cannot modify, and God will never change. Rabid secessionists have always disliked North-western Arkansas. Though bordering on the Cherokee line, it has been for years the intellectual centre of the State, with Fayetteville as the point from which its intelligence) radiated. Settled principally by Kentuckians and Tennesseeans, whose early teachings, under Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson, gave to their politics life, and to their loyalty vigor, attachment to the Federal Union has, from its settlement, been the prevailing sentiment of ihis section; a result attributable, in no small degree, to the educational institutions of Fayetteville and vicinity. In the summer of 1839 the first school was established in Fayetteville. Its proprietress, Miss Sophia Sawyer, was well known and very favorably remembered by the early residents of Washington county. A lady of indomitable energy, her experiment soon expanded into the Fayetteville Female Seminary, at the head of which she continued for a number of years, and until declining health compelled the abandonment of her enterprise to the care of others. In 1842, Robert W. Mecklin, who had been for years a prominent State surveyor, opened a grammar school, three miles west of Fayetteville. Shortly afterward it became the Ozark Institute, incorporated as a colle...

Editorial Reviews

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“Recounts sometimes harrowing, often fantastic tales. . . . As an essential document that is made even more valuable by Scott’s incisive editing, this is both a good read and a valuable resource.”

—Civil War Book Review





“This is the Civil War as a participant saw and lived it. . . . Highly recommended.”

—The Civil War News





“Partisan, strident, and uncompromising, but remarkably non-vindictive, especially considering the truly vicious nature of the guerrilla conflict he experienced.”

—William Garrett Piston, author of Lee’s Tarnished Lieutenant: James Longstreet and His Place in Southern History





“Everyone will applaud this reissue of Albert W. Bishop’s Loyalty on the Frontier. His writing is partisan, strident, and uncompromising, but remarkably non-vindictive, especially considering the truly vicious nature of the guerrilla conflict he experienced. Editor Kim Allen Scott provides an excellent introduction and copious notes. This is important reading not only for students of the war in the Trans-Mississippi, but also for those who wish to understand the human cost of a civil war.”

—William Garrett Piston, co-author of Wilson’s Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

From the Publisher

Rare contemporary account of the plight and patriotism of a Southern Unionist --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 200 pages
• Publisher: University of Arkansas Press (January 21, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557287570
• ISBN-13: 978-1557287571
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,873,779 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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