The Civil War in Southern Appalachian Methodism

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The Civil War in Southern Appalachian Methodism The Civil War in Southern Appalachian Methodism Durwood Dunn The University of Tennessee Press / Knoxville u Copyright © 2013 by The University of Tennessee Press / Knoxville. All Rights Reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. First Edition. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dunn, Durwood, 1943– The Civil War in southern Appalachian Methodism / Durwood Dunn. — First [edition]. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-62190-016-0 — ISBN 1-62190-016-9 1. Methodist Episcopal Church—History—Civil War, 1861-1865. 2. Methodist Episcopal Church, South—History. 3. Methodist Episcopal Church. Holston Conference (Tenn.)—History. 4. Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Holston Conference (Tenn.)—History. 5. United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Influence. 6. United States—Church history—19th century. I. Title. BX8237.D86 2013 287'.67509034—dc23 2013010715 Dedicated to the memory of the antislavery local preachers of Holston Conference who remained fiercely loyal to the Union The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner. —mark 12:10 Contents Preface xi 1. Holston Methodism 1 2. Slavery and Free Blacks 31 3. Identity through Dissent 57 4. Confederate Ascendancy 83 5. Union Triumphant 111 Epilogue: Unreconstructed 141 Appendix A: Numbers of Traveling Preachers and Local Preachers, Holston Conference, 1838−1860 149 Appendix B: Local Preachers Elected to Deacon’s or Elder’s Orders in the Holston Conference, 1824−1860 151 Appendix C: Membership in the Holston Conference, 1824−1860 171 Notes 173 Bibliography 227 Index 249 ...