Marlitta H Perkins: 3 books
by Marlitta H. Perkins
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2015
Between December 22, 1864 and May 4, 1865, the Ironton Register in Lawrence County, Ohio, published a service history in fourteen installments of the Fifth West Virginia Infantry. The writer, who appears to have been a member of the regiment, chose to remain anonymous. Each chapter is enhanced by footnotes...
by Marlitta H. Perkins
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2017
The history of the Civil War in Eastern Kentucky has been mostly overlooked or ignored by the vast majority of historians. Little is commonly known about events in the Eastern part of the state beyond the Battles of Ivy Mountain and Middle Creek. "The Most Brilliant Little Victory" is the...
by Marlitta H. Perkins
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
On the surface, slavery never seemed to play a large role in Eastern Kentucky, which has led to the impression over the years that it was almost non-existent. A closer look at numerous surviving records however revealed that the number of slaves was not as small as previously assumed. Slavery In Eastern...