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This chapter discusses the organization in Harrison County of State Guards and Home Guards, and the recruiting of Confederate and Union volunteers. Jo Desha recruited one of the first Kentucky Confederate companies. The activities of the Home Guards are detailed, including the role of Provost Marshal George W. Berry, in suppressing disloyalty. This chapter explains why a majority of citizens were Southern sympathizers through analysis of elections and army enlistments. The book examines the reaction in Harrison County to the Kentucky neutrality debate and the controversial “Lincoln guns” shipment through the county. Interwoven through the chapter is the notion of “Neighbor against neighbor,” that divided Harrison County citizens. |
