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L~uisville women were saying:

THE CIVIL WA'B/

IN KENTUCKY "~~.'~~~l
CENTENNIAL 1801-1961

"The Civil War In Kentucky" came two Governors and two Cabinets 1
int-o being because the nation is be": fun.ctioiled at'the start.- 'Even/-~!k,;j
ing swept again by an outbreak of UnIon troops forced the SoutherJ:l<-" \
Civil War fever, this",time with tem- legislators. into Tennessee, a govern~ .
perance and understanding instead ment-in-exile. carried on. '
of blindness and' anger. Whichever way the battles i we'nt,
Furthermore, noWhere is there a Kentucky had tears to shed. For the . \
book that shows Kentucky's place in state sent more draftees to theUJiion
the war as a whole. . •. 'rbis. is most;' than Ohio, and more volunteers< tox.,J
peculiar, because' repeate(J1y Qptlt-·,c .the 'South than Virginia. The'. sPlits;'1
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis· among families and friends wereboth'i
spoke. of Kentucky, their native statei deeper and wider.. than anywh~e\i J
as the crucial one. Lincoln' said that else. . . ............:'; I
if Kentucky had seceded with its Nor were things patched up quicl!pr 1
mother state' of Vjrginia, the war afterward; for the postwar .blund~~s, ,.1
might have been fought on the other of.Northern.commanders in Kentl,lcky- i i
side of the Ohio River. Davis pro- turned the "stomachs of evell.sllcn . ' i
claimed that losing Kentucky would Unionists as Robert J. Breckinrfate5":-1'
mean losing "the whole game." who proposed recalling Kentucky' . <1
Nor was Kentucky~s' part in the troo,?s to drive out. the Yankees:. ..... 'ft
least a passive one, though' some sup- WIth such heat Ill'the past of Ken- J
pose the border states to have been tuckians-the .effects are often dom.- ~
practically. neutral. The. state wa's inant today in Kentucky politics---;,- ..~
represented by a star on both flags. the Civil War is very much a live I
It had representatives ifi. both Con- . ~:~en~~~e. Hence. this pennanent,· 1j
gresses. Its people and politicians
were so divided that two I.egislatures, For its origin, see Page 11. ' "'11
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Fine' home decorations at H.B.& W. have played 'i
a leading role in beautifying Louisville homes CONTBIBU,TO'RS
since 1872. Over our long history,we have won
and held .the coirfidence of Louisville homemakers THOMAS D. CLARK
through fair ijealing, -reliable performance, and Dr. Clark ("The Mirage of Neutrality," Page 30;'
oU,r' wide range of decorating services at the "Lincoln Guns,'.' Page 36; "Bushwhackers. and. Bandits,"
right prices. Page 104 and "Civil War Books," Page 110) needs no I
introduction to Kentuckians. Head of the history de- ,j
Whatever your decorating problem, large or partment at the University of Kentucky since 1942, ,I
small, an -H. B. &W. decorator will be glad to sit his book "A, History of Kentucky" is used aSJrtext,'j
down with you anQ. give you the benefit of his across. the'. state. In 1946, he was. named Outstil'nding~\
Professor of the year by his colleagues and two years.>.!
expert know-how. Our .services include wallpaper . later he was named Distinguished. Profess-or by' tt2~.
decorating, drapery and slipcover tailoring, carpet trustees. He has taught overseas in the Atm"Y's'~edlIca~~'
installation, furniture for the entire home, vene- tional program and in 1952 toured India for theState't~,
Department. He is the author of 11 books on a variety ,
tian blfuds and window shades, vinyl and other of subjects. He was principal consultant on thissection;:l
.R modern floor coverings. For home service and dec- 'I
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orating estimates-phone JU 2-2695. ;]
J. WINSTON .COLEMAN,' JR. ;j
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A man -of many talents and interests is Coleman .;

("The End of Slavery, Page 98). He is a farmer,i1
historian, author, photographer and bibliographer,· to . ij
mention a few fields in which he has worked.· Known '
as the Squire of Winburn Farm, his home near Lex- l~
ington, he is an authority on many facets of· Kentucky ----J
Styling popular in • history. He. is the author of "Stagecoach Days In The :.f
the Civil War era is Bluegrass," "The Rowan-Chambers Duel," "Slavery ,
exemplified in this
Cherry Canopy Bed
at H. B. & W. Come
Times In. Kentucky" and eight other books. He has
written some 33 pamphlets, on subjects from Free:P J!
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browse through our
3 floors of
masonry to old iron furnaces. His collection . of old '. I
quality furniture. Kentucky photographs is regarded as perhaps thei
best in the state. ,. '1
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JOE CREASON
. The author of "The Mutter Of A Distant .Storm," ,
Page 7; "Politics And Action Over Four Years/'~Page
1
10 and "The Screwballs Were There,"Page 92 is~a f
veteran writer for The Courier-Journal Sunday depart- ',' t
ment who for years has been collecting Civil"War~~(
books. Those he has reviewed number in the hUndre.d.. • ·'.!.I,.~
S.· ·.... 1 ·
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Thus he draws 'Qn broad study as well as lifelong>'

interest. The places mentioned in. this section are ',~
familiar to him, since' he covers 30,000 miles .and,c~'1
reaches all of Kentucky's 120 counties every year. He,l
is a native of Benton, Ky., and a ·University'of Ken-/Ul
tucky journalism graduate. He took a leadir.gpart--.!il;l
in shaping this section. . F
642 SOUTH FOURTH ST. More. contributor. listed onP¢i'

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