OldReliable1862
First Sergeant
- Joined
- Jul 2, 2017
- Location
- Georgia
The Shenandoah Valley was of crucial importance to the Confederacy: it served as a highway for Confederate troops in their forays north, and as the "Breadbasket of the Confederacy," where a great deal of the South's wheat was grown. I'm curious to know just who the farmers in the Shenandoah Valley were. Did they mostly consist of smallholders, or did some of them manage to prosper? How many owned slaves, and how supportive were they of the institution and secession?