Montana Territory and the Civil War

Montana Territory and the Civil War

by Ken Robison
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 10/05/2022

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A compelling portrait of how the passions of the Civil War played out among gold miners in the remote mountains of the West.


In 1862, gold discoveries brought thousands of miners to camps along Grasshopper Creek—and by 1864, the Federal government had carved the Montana Territory out of the existing Idaho and Dakota Territories. Gold from Montana Territory fueled the Union war effort, yet loyalties were mixed among the miners.


In this compelling collection of stories, historian Ken Robison illustrates how Southern sympathizers and Union loyalists, deserters and veterans, freed slaves and former slaveholders living side by side made a volatile and vibrant mix that molded Montana. Discover how fiery personalities like Union Colonel Sidney Edgerton and General Thomas Francis Meagher fought to keep order in the newly formed frontier, while brave Confederate and Union veterans and their hardy families created an enduring legacy that helped shape modern Montana.

ISBN:
9781625846303
9781625846303
Category:
American Civil War
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
10-05-2022
Language:
English
Publisher:
Arcadia Publishing

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