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""This work represents a significant addition to the existing literature on the Confederate generals.... This volume effectively describes the experiences of Kentucky natives making a choice to serve the Confederate cause while their home state eventually maintained an official allegiance to the Union." —Jake Struhelka, West Virginia History" —""The biographical sketches are of uneven quality, ranging from excellent to outstanding." —Journal of America's Military Past" —
""A welcome addition to the scholarship on Bluegrass Confederates." —Journal of Southern History" —
""The real prize is to be found among the lesser lights, men who served on the fringes of war... Bruce Allardice and Lawrence Lee Hewitt have done excellent work in assembling these fascinating biographies." —Blue & Gray Magazine" —
""Twenty-eight professors and historians have written the 39 biographies that make up this definitive text on Confederate generals who were either native Kentuckians or commanded Kentucky brigades." —Kentucky Kaleidoscope" —
""Anyone interested in the military aspects of the war that was fought inside and beyond Kentucky's borders will find this volume informative and even eye-opening." —Park City Daily News" —
""Masterfully rendered, in writing style, originality and breadth of research... these individual essays are first-rate pieces of scholarship and tackle, if only briefly, important subjects that determined the different trajectories that Kentucky and Tennessee followed during the war years." —Bowling Green Daily News," —
"A useful reference for anyone working in Confederate military history, the book is probably most valuable for its coverage of the more obscure generals and of the many "Kentucky Colonels." —A. A. Nofi, strategypage.com" —
""Kentuckians in Gray is not a simple reference work. The mini-biographies of Kentucky generals make it an interesting and informative read at the same time…. This complete list of Kentucky Confederate generals and field officers make the book worthwhile and useful reference work for those studying the men and events from that state." —Christie Salisbury, Atlanta Auto Accidental Lawyers Blog" —
""In many ways, the editors have enhanced the Kentucky portions of Ezra J. Warner's classic Generals in Gray... the editors include several of the more fascinating personal stories of some of the commanders... The list of contributors is impressive and includes recognized scholars such as Nathaniel C. Hughes, William C. Davis, Lowell Harrison, Charles Roland, Brian Willis, and James A. Ramage summarizing the fruits of their previous studies." — Louisiana History" —
Overview
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 ...