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"The loyal mountaineers of Tennessee" by Thomas William Humes is a historical account written in the late 19th century. It chronicles the unwavering Unionism of East Tennessee’s mountaineers during the Civil War, set against their frontier roots and the turbulent local politics that preceded the conflict. Centered on Knoxville and the surrounding highlands, it highlights their hardships, military contributions, and the relief efforts that followed.
The opening of this volume sets the stage with a preface arguing that East Tennessee’s steadfast loyalty was unique in the Confederacy, explaining how isolation, geography, and limited slavery shaped a powerful attachment to the Union despite persecution, flight, and famine. The introduction surveys early settlement (Fort Loudon, Watauga), the valley’s striking landscape, and its people—Scotch-Irish influences, churches and schools, a culture of hospitality, and Knoxville’s role as the region’s hub—before noting how slavery sat lightly in t
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