Of all the states in the Confederacy, Tennessee was the most sectionally divided. Young, non-slaveholding farmers, who opposed secession and petitioned unsuccessfully for separate statehood, enlisted in Union militias to Tennessee's first Union cavalry regiments. They were denounced by most Tennesseans as renegades, turncoats, and Tories, and held in greater contempt than soldiers from the North. Homegrown Yankees is the first book-length study of Union cavalry from a Confederate state, presenting the remarkable story of Tennessee's loyal mounted regiments. It provides an exciting new perspective on the Civil War in Tennessee. Excerpted from Homegrown Yankees: Tennessee's Union Cavalry in the Civil War by James Alex Baggett All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.
