Despite officially joining the Confederacy in 1861; Tennessee provided the Union with nearly 32;000 troops during the Civil War. Representing a Southern opposition to secession and loyalty to the Union; many of these Tennesseans served as cavalry or as mounted infantry. Among those serving on horseback were Samuel P. Carter; who temporarily left his post in the U.S. Navy to command a cavalry brigade; Pres. Andrew Johnson’s son; Robert Johnson; who served as colonel of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry; and James Brownlow; son of Tennessee’s Reconstruction governor; who led his command in a naked charge across the Chattahoochee River. Labeled traitors and renegades by Confederate Tennesseans; these men risked reprisals on their homes and families as they dutifully served the Union cause. This volume draws upon photographs from the collections of the Tennessee State Museum; the Library of Congress; the United States Army Military History Institute; and other public and private collections to tell the story of these loyal cavaliers.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Joey PetruzziReally a good account of a historic decision. Great book!0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Fascinating subject but confusing presentationBy Boocha19Britain had a long history with slavery; both in promoting it and also in making moves to hold it illegal. And in the late 18th and early 19th centuries Britain's economic and maritime power was so great that the whole issue was framed as much in London as in the US. But I found it found it hard to follow the story in "The Heavens may Fall" - the presentation was confusing.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. History and DramaBy RegencyMissThe title of Though the Heaven's May Fall refers to a comment Lord Mansifeld made when giving a decision he knew would be unpopular and one he had been warned would lead to much distress.he said he had to follow the law; "Though the heavens may fall." The book deals with Sharpe and Mansfield; one a clerk and one a judge and the momentuous decison that slavery could only exist in England by positive law. The Negroes in whose names the suits were brought play a lesser role. The story of the celebrated Mansfield decision is told with all the drama of the event. Though the question seemed to be whether a slave in the West Indies was a slave in London; the real question was whether under English law-- IN ENGLAND-- a slave was a person or a thing. Mansfield's decision decided that question and also said that slavery was so contrary to the common law that it could only be upheld by positive law and not comity or tradition; or custom.An exciting book as good as any legal mystery available today.
