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Knights of the Golden Circle : secret empire, southern secession, Civil War / David C. Keehn.
Series: Conflicting worldsPublication details: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2013.Description: vii, 308 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780807150047
- 0807150045
- Knights of the Golden Circle -- History
- Secret societies -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Secession -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century
- Government, Resistance to -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Societies, etc
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Underground movements
- E 458.8 .K44 2013
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Summary: Based on years of exhaustive and meticulous research, David C. Keehn's study provides the first comprehensive analysis of the Knights of the Golden Circle, a secret southern society that initially sought to establish a slave-holding empire in the "Golden Circle" region of Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America. Keehn reveals the origins, rituals, structure, and complex history of this mysterious group, including its later involvement in the secession movement. Members supported southern governors in precipitating disunion, filled the ranks of the nascent Confederate Army, and organized rea.
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?
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-290) 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?
Based on years of exhaustive and meticulous research, David C. Keehn's study provides the first comprehensive analysis of the Knights of the Golden Circle, a secret southern society that initially sought to establish a slave-holding empire in the "Golden Circle" region of Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America. Keehn reveals the origins, rituals, structure, and complex history of this mysterious group, including its later involvement in the secession movement. Members supported southern governors in precipitating disunion, filled the ranks of the nascent Confederate Army, and organized rea.
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