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Guerrilla Fighters and War Crimes: A Roundtable Discussion of Civil War Appalachia.

The article focuses on Roundtable Discussion of Civil War Appalachia related to Guerrilla Fighters and War Crimes. It mentions Vincent A. Witcher was a ruthless Confederate partisan leader of the 34th Virginia Cavalry, First Alabama occupied a grey middle ground between a duly constituted state regi...

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Published in:Appalachian Journal Vol. 47; no. 3/4; pp. 208 - 228
Main Authors: BLAKESLEE, MERRITT R., INSCOE, JOHN C., MCKNIGHT, BRIAN D., NOE, KENNETH W., SARRIS, JONATHAN, STORIE, MELANIE
Format: Article
Published: University of North Carolina Press Spring/Summer2020
Subjects:
Guerrilla warfare
Civil war
War crime trials
Criminals
Appalachian Region
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article focuses on Roundtable Discussion of Civil War Appalachia related to Guerrilla Fighters and War Crimes. It mentions Vincent A. Witcher was a ruthless Confederate partisan leader of the 34th Virginia Cavalry, First Alabama occupied a grey middle ground between a duly constituted state regiment and an uncommissioned band of irregulars; and Brixey the license to operate independently, played an important role in Brixey's criminal excesses.