Divided Loyalties: Fort Sanders and the Civil War in East Tennessee, 3rd Edition
by Digby Gordon Seymour
Digby Gordon Seymour's popular and powerful story of the Civil War in East Tennessee has been a long-time favorite with Civil War enthusiasts in East Tennessee and beyond. Now, the East Tennessee Historical Society brings back this regional classic in a new edition.
Divided Loyalties is the story of the often overlooked but strategically vital East Tennessee campaign of 1863 and the climactic Battle of Fort Sanders, a fierce, twenty-minute assault that secured East Tennessee for the Union and set the stage for the war's final phase. But Divided Loyalties is also the story of East Tennessee's "war within a war," a conflict marked by violence, retribution, and bitterness that destroyed communities, pitted neighbor against neighbor, and tore families apart. Seymour brings these stories together in a forceful narrative based on his extensive research in both official and personal records.
Included in the new edition: more than 150 illustrations, many printed here for the first time; eight pages of color photographs from the collections of the East Tennessee Historical Society Museum; extensive maps, many of which have been prepared especially for this edition; expanded appendices listing the forces engaged, a chronology of operations, and more.
But it is the story itself that is most compelling, a story drawn from the entire range of participants who shaped-and were shaped by-East Tennessee's civil war. It includes the politicians who initiated the campaign, the generals and their strategies, the soldiers who suffered through the ordeal, and the civilians who agonized for the safety of loved ones gone to war-and often for their own safety as well. It is the story of a conflict set in motion by sweeping national issues, but intensified and defined by the "divided loyalties" of East Tennessee. Purchase a collectors hardcover edition of Divided Loyalties at $39.95 each by clicking the "Buy Now" button below. ---------------------------------------- Purchase a paperback edition of Divided Loyalties at $27.95 each by clicking the "Buy Now" button below. -------------------------------- If you do not wish to order online, you may call the ETHS Museum Shop at (865) 215-8830 to place an order. The shop is open Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern) and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. (Eastern).
Other Titles Published by ETHS
First Families of Tennessee: A Register of Early Settlers and Their Present-day Descendants
More than a register of First Families of Tennessee members, this book is a history of the early settlers of the state. In addition to handsome illustrations, the book contains sections discussing migration routes, county formations, a complete index, and even space to record your own family information.
468 pages, illustrations, maps; $55.00 hardcover
Early Inns and Taverns of East Tennessee: A Photoessay, by Jane Gray Buchanan
This book is a delightful collection of information and revealing photographs of a wonderful Tennessee treasure--the extant early inns and taverns of East Tennessee. The concise historical sketches of the inns are fascinating. Even more captivating are the beautiful black and white photographs that celebrate and record the photographers perception of these unique structures.
81 pages, 49 photographs; $16.95 hardcover, $9.95 softbound
Art and Furniture of East Tennessee, by Namuni Hale Young
Glimpse the beauty, variety, and quality of a century and a half of outstanding craftsmanship in the Great Valley. A catalog of the East Tennessee Historical Society's inaugural exhibit in 1993, the book showcases more than 200 pieces, many of them privately owned and displayed for the first time. Also featured are a dozen color and 171 black and white photographs, along with a history and description of each piece.
113 pages, illustrations; $30.00 softbound
Valley So Wild: A Folk History - now in its eighth printing! By Alberta and Carson Brewer
A folk history of the Little Tennessee River Valley, this book is a story of people: Native Americans, pioneers, farmers, soldiers, feuding families, lumbermen, dam builders, and preachers.
"Valley So Wild rises as an excellent chronicle of the region." ---Southern Living
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Quiet Places: The Burial Sites of Civil War Generals in Tennessee, by Buckner and Nathaniel C. Hughes, Jr.
This book, which examines the lives and the final resting places of 55 Union and Confederate generals buried in the Volunteer State, contains a portrait and a biographical sketch of each general, followed by a photo of the grave site and detailed instructions on how to locate the grave. Also included are biographies of Federal brevet brigadiers and generals of the Provisional Army of Tennessee.
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Knoxville: A Postcard Memoir, 1900-1930, by Ellen Irish Zimmerman -- OUT OF PRINT
Experience Knoxville at the turn of the century with this full color, hardbound volume of approximately 200 original and rare postcards. Each is accompanied by narrative, complete with historical information and facts.
64 pages, 200 illustrations; $25.00 hardcover
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Dear Margaret: Letters from Oak Ridge to Margaret Mead, by Thelma Present.
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The Journal of East Tennessee History, selected back issues.
$10.00 each ($7.00 for ETHS members)
To order: Send all orders to:
The East Tennessee Historical Society
P.O. Box 1629
Knoxville, TN 37901
(or call 865-215-8824 for more information)
East Tennessee Historical Society members receive a 10 percent discount. Tennessee residents, please add 9.25 percent sales tax. Postage is $4.00 for the first book, $2.00 for each additional book ordered.
More than a register of First Families of Tennessee members, this book is a history of the early settlers of the state. In addition to handsome illustrations, the book contains sections discussing migration routes, county formations, a complete index, and even space to record your own family information.
468 pages, illustrations, maps; $55.00 hardcover
Early Inns and Taverns of East Tennessee: A Photoessay, by Jane Gray Buchanan
This book is a delightful collection of information and revealing photographs of a wonderful Tennessee treasure--the extant early inns and taverns of East Tennessee. The concise historical sketches of the inns are fascinating. Even more captivating are the beautiful black and white photographs that celebrate and record the photographers perception of these unique structures.
81 pages, 49 photographs; $16.95 hardcover, $9.95 softbound
Art and Furniture of East Tennessee, by Namuni Hale Young
Glimpse the beauty, variety, and quality of a century and a half of outstanding craftsmanship in the Great Valley. A catalog of the East Tennessee Historical Society's inaugural exhibit in 1993, the book showcases more than 200 pieces, many of them privately owned and displayed for the first time. Also featured are a dozen color and 171 black and white photographs, along with a history and description of each piece.
113 pages, illustrations; $30.00 softbound
Valley So Wild: A Folk History - now in its eighth printing! By Alberta and Carson Brewer
A folk history of the Little Tennessee River Valley, this book is a story of people: Native Americans, pioneers, farmers, soldiers, feuding families, lumbermen, dam builders, and preachers.
"Valley So Wild rises as an excellent chronicle of the region." ---Southern Living
382 pages, illustrations, maps; $17.95 hardcover
Quiet Places: The Burial Sites of Civil War Generals in Tennessee, by Buckner and Nathaniel C. Hughes, Jr.
This book, which examines the lives and the final resting places of 55 Union and Confederate generals buried in the Volunteer State, contains a portrait and a biographical sketch of each general, followed by a photo of the grave site and detailed instructions on how to locate the grave. Also included are biographies of Federal brevet brigadiers and generals of the Provisional Army of Tennessee.
130 pages, 122 illustrations; $10.00 softcover
Knoxville: A Postcard Memoir, 1900-1930, by Ellen Irish Zimmerman -- OUT OF PRINT
Experience Knoxville at the turn of the century with this full color, hardbound volume of approximately 200 original and rare postcards. Each is accompanied by narrative, complete with historical information and facts.
64 pages, 200 illustrations; $25.00 hardcover
Also available . . .
Heart of the Valley: A History of Knoxville, Tennessee, Lucille Deaderick, ed.
701 pages, $11.00 hardcover
Dear Margaret: Letters from Oak Ridge to Margaret Mead, by Thelma Present.
205 pages, $15.00 hardcover
The Journal of East Tennessee History, selected back issues.
$10.00 each ($7.00 for ETHS members)
To order: Send all orders to:
The East Tennessee Historical Society
P.O. Box 1629
Knoxville, TN 37901
(or call 865-215-8824 for more information)
East Tennessee Historical Society members receive a 10 percent discount. Tennessee residents, please add 9.25 percent sales tax. Postage is $4.00 for the first book, $2.00 for each additional book ordered.