Borderruffian
Captain
- Joined
- Aug 4, 2007
- Location
- Marshfield Missouri
The John A. Mack Collection offers valuable insight into the lives of Union sympathizers in the Ozarks. In many ways, their experiences are typical of Southern Unionists, though their home in Missouri placed them squarely in a border region. The war was bitter and personal for the Mack family. Their experiences as refugees and those who fighting guerrillas in the 1st Arkansas Cavalry (U.S.) hardened their feelings towards Confederate sympathizers. As Radical Republicans, the Macks entered the political arena only to find themselves at odds with fellow Unionists.
Regrettably, the Mack collection contains only half of the correspondence between the family members. The surviving letters were written to those serving in the army. While the soldier's responses are missing, the existing letters provide researchers with a unique perspective on the civilian experience in southwest Missouri.
Rowan Mack
http://cdm.sos.mo.gov/cdm4/results....ISOSEARCHALL&CISOBOX4=&c=exact&CISOROOT=/mack
http://www.ozarkscivilwar.org/archives/150
Regrettably, the Mack collection contains only half of the correspondence between the family members. The surviving letters were written to those serving in the army. While the soldier's responses are missing, the existing letters provide researchers with a unique perspective on the civilian experience in southwest Missouri.
Rowan Mack
http://cdm.sos.mo.gov/cdm4/results....ISOSEARCHALL&CISOBOX4=&c=exact&CISOROOT=/mack
http://www.ozarkscivilwar.org/archives/150
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