Knights of the Golden Circle
Keehn, David C.
Knights of the Golden Circle secret empire, southern secession, Civil War / [electronic resource] : David C. Keehn. - Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2013. - vii, 308 p. : ill. - Conflicting worlds : new dimensions of the American Civil War . - Conflicting worlds. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue: the shadowy knights -- Powerful antecedents -- Formal organization -- The drive for Mexico -- A regional coalition -- Transforming to secession -- The paramilitary's core -- Seizure of federal forts and arsenals -- The plot to seize the District of Columbia -- Rustling Texas out of the Union -- Spreading secession -- Call to arms -- The struggle for Kentucky -- A rejuvenated KGC?.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Knights of the Golden Circle--History.
Secret societies--History--United States--19th century.
Secession--History--Southern States--19th century.
Government, Resistance to--History--United States--19th century.
United States--History--Societies, etc.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Underground movements.--Civil War, 1861-1865
Electronic books.
E458.8 / .K44 2013eb
973.7/13
Knights of the Golden Circle secret empire, southern secession, Civil War / [electronic resource] : David C. Keehn. - Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2013. - vii, 308 p. : ill. - Conflicting worlds : new dimensions of the American Civil War . - Conflicting worlds. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue: the shadowy knights -- Powerful antecedents -- Formal organization -- The drive for Mexico -- A regional coalition -- Transforming to secession -- The paramilitary's core -- Seizure of federal forts and arsenals -- The plot to seize the District of Columbia -- Rustling Texas out of the Union -- Spreading secession -- Call to arms -- The struggle for Kentucky -- A rejuvenated KGC?.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Knights of the Golden Circle--History.
Secret societies--History--United States--19th century.
Secession--History--Southern States--19th century.
Government, Resistance to--History--United States--19th century.
United States--History--Societies, etc.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Underground movements.--Civil War, 1861-1865
Electronic books.
E458.8 / .K44 2013eb
973.7/13