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
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