North Alabama Unionists
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North Alabama Unionists were pro-Union residents of northern Alabama during the American Civil War who opposed secession and often resisted Confederate authority.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Alabama Unionists canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War faction
ⓘ
Unionist ⓘ political group ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1861–1865
ⓘ
American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Winston County secession from Alabama movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| engagedIn |
aid to Union Army
ⓘ
guerrilla resistance ⓘ intelligence gathering for Union forces ⓘ sheltering Union deserters ⓘ sheltering escaped Union prisoners ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
anti-secession sentiment
ⓘ
pro-Union sentiment ⓘ resistance to Confederate conscription ⓘ resistance to Confederate military authority ⓘ resistance to Confederate taxation ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
Blount County, Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cullman County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ DeKalb County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Etowah County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackson County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Lookout Mountain region NERFINISHED ⓘ Madison County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshall County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgan County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Sand Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Winston County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Southern Unionism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
internal dissent in the Confederacy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCenter | Winston County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
Confederate States of America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Confederate authority ⓘ secession ⓘ |
| politicalTradition |
Jacksonian Democracy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whig Party legacy ⓘ |
| religiousBackground |
Baptist
ⓘ
Methodist ⓘ Protestantism ⓘ |
| socialBase |
Tennessee Valley yeoman farmers
ⓘ
mountain communities ⓘ non-slaveholding whites ⓘ small farmers ⓘ |
| supported | Union ⓘ |
| victimOf |
Confederate reprisals
ⓘ
local persecution ⓘ |
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