North Across the River
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (602 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1575871661 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Many of them remained in the north after the war ended, opening a textile mill in Cannelton, Ind. In 1864 Shermans soldiers burned the mill to the ground and deported the workers, most of them women, and their families to a federal camp in Louisville, Ky. Readers with an interest in Civil War history, and especially in the local history of Georgia, will find this worth a look. (b&w photos) -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. He evidently wanted, writes amateur historian Cook, to do more than that: he asked the secretary of war for permission to send all males and females who have encouraged or harbored guerrillas, including the Roswell weavers, to South America, for, he said, one thing is certain, there is a class of people, men, women, and children, who must be killed or banished before we can hope for peace and order even as far south as Tennessee. As such
Response to Reader from Indiana I had already read Ruth Cook's excellent book about a topic that has yet to be addressed within a topic that is more common to most Americans than apple pie. Her story of the women, children and families that suffered and survived through the cruel aspects of war is one that is rarely told and even more rarely told when discussing the Civil War.I then read a review by "A READER FROM INDIANA" who stated that . Mrs. Norma Walters said North Across the River. Half of my ancestry fought on the North side of the Civil War, and the other half struggled for the South. I have felt like a mother whose two children were fighting to the death. Ruth Beaumont Cook portrays a refreshingly unique aspect of the suffering caused by the fighting between the States. "North Across the River" tells of the suffering of women and children who were captured and forced to leave their . Jack Hopkins said A Descendant of the Roswell Mill Workers: Hopkins Family. I recommend this book for everyone. I really enjoyed reading this book and would like to thank Ruth Beaumont Cook for writing this book and a beautiful job well done. I am glad Edwin M. Stanton the U.S. Secretary of War did not give "Cump" Sherman the permission he ask for: "But one thing is certain, there is a class of people, men, women, and children, who must be killed or banished before we can hope for p
Few sources chronicle the exodus of southern cotton mill workers forced by General William Tecumseh Sherman during the American Civil War, until now. North Across the River traces the compelling story of this Civil War trail of tears through the true stories of the families whose lives were profoundly affected for generations to come. Includes archival photographs, maps, and sketches.
Ruth Beaumont Cook