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Perhaps more than any other citizens of the nation, Kentuckians held conflicted loyalties during the American Civil War. As a border state, Kentucky was largely pro-slavery but had an economy tied as much to the North as to the South. State government officials tried to keep Kentucky neutral, hoping to play a lead role in compromise efforts between the Union and the Confederacy, but that stance failed to satisfy supporters of both sides, all of whom considered the state's backing crucial to victory. President Abraham Lincoln is reported to have once remarked, "I hope to have God on my side, but I must have Kentucky." Kentucky did side with Lincoln, officially aligning itself with the Union in 1861. But the conflicted loyalties of Kentucky's citizens continued to impact the state's role in the Civil War. When forced to choose between North and South, Kentuckians made the choice as individuals. Many men opted to fight for the Confederate army, where a great number of them rose to high ranks. With Kentuckians in Gray: Confederate Generals and Field Officers of the Bluegrass State , editors Bruce S. Allardice and Lawrence Lee Hewitt present a volume that examines the lives of these gr

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Author

Bruce S. Allardice, Lawrence Lee Hewitt, Lawrence L. Hewitt

Publisher

The University Press of Kentucky

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9780813172835

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Memoir, History, Biography

Updated

2026-03-24