03147nam 2200649 a 450 991077804620332120211213214217.00-8173-8170-8(CKB)1000000000774912(EBL)454479(OCoLC)647814654(SSID)ssj0000158688(PQKBManifestationID)11146960(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000158688(PQKBWorkID)10149691(PQKB)11424069(MdBmJHUP)muse8880(Au-PeEL)EBL454479(CaPaEBR)ebr10309044(MiAaPQ)EBC454479(EXLCZ)99100000000077491220060316d2006 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFrom conciliation to conquest[electronic resource] the sack of Athens and the court-martial of Colonel John B. Turchin /George C. Bradley and Richard L. DahlenTuscaloosa University of Alabama Pressc20061 online resource (310 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8173-5785-8 0-8173-1526-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-290) and index.Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Policy; 2. The Man; 3. The Men; 4. Advanced Basic; 5. Leadership; 6. The Orders; 7. The Campaign; 8. Outrage; 9. The Nomination; 10. The Indictment; 11. The Court-Martial; 12. The Switch; 13. Confirmation; 14. The Verdict; 15. The Conquering Hero; 16. Afterward; Epilogue; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; IndexIn the summer of 1862, the U.S. Army court martialed Colonel John B. Turchin, a Russian-born Union officer, for ""outrages"" committed by his troops in Athens, Alabama. By modern standards, the outrages were minor: stores looted, safes cracked, and homes vandalized. There was one documented act of personal violence, the rape of a young black woman. The pillage of Athens violated a government policy of conciliation; it was hoped that if Southern civilians were treated gently as citizens of the United States, they would soon return their allegiance to the federal government. By fSoldiersUnited StatesBiographyTrials (Military offenses)United StatesPillageAlabamaAthensHistory19th centuryCivil-military relationsUnited StatesHistory19th centuryAthens (Ala.)History, Military19th centuryUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Destruction and pillageSoldiersTrials (Military offenses)PillageHistoryCivil-military relationsHistory973.7/3092BBradley George C.1947-1553460Dahlen Richard L.-2002.1553461MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778046203321From conciliation to conquest3814006UNINA