American Civil War Refugees...

5fish

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Here is a topic I have not seen on this forum, refugees in our America civil war... I looked into the topic and there were three groups of refugees. There was the loyal confederates fleeing the advancing union army, Southern unionist fleeing persecution, and Slaves fleeing to freedom.

Link: a good brief overview...

http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Refugees_During_the_Civil_War

Link: brief first person accounts...

http://alexandriava.gov/historic/fortward/default.aspx?id=40306

Link: A refugee camp and refugees were not always welcome...

http://history.ky.gov/landmark/civil-war-refugees-at-camp-nelson-kentucky-1864-1865/

Link: Out west Indian refugees...

http://digital.library.okstate.edu/ENCYCLOPEDIA/ENTRIES/C/CI013.html
 
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