The Confederate Gateway

Controlling the rivers and fighting for justice in Civil War Paducah

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A Civil War Fight For Justice

The residents of Paducah, Kentucky, were sympathetic to the Confederacy and wanted no part of the Union and its army. But Union Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant wasn’t about to let that happen.

Taking advantage of Kentucky’s Civil War stand of neutrality, Grant leads an armed force into the McCracken County community in the spring of 1861 and takes control of Paducah without firing a shot. Suddenly, Paducah is in total control of the Yankees and has lost it advantages of river travel and commerce.

Wade Cooper, a leader of the regional militia, isn’t about to let a cruel and dominating Federal leadership run roughshod over the civilian population. He organizes and leads the militia in opposition to a Union command rife with self-serving and corrupt officials.

Along the way, Cooper meets Lindsay Hill, a nurse forced to become the medical director of a civilian hospital. They fall in love as they work together to thwart the efforts of a Union commander committed to devastating the lives of local residents.

About The Author
Ed Ford  Ed Ford is an author of historical fiction and has written seven books, two plays and a number of articles about the U.S. Civil War. The Confederate Gateway details the beginning of the war in Paducah, Kentucky, and an insight into the Union atrocities and profiteering that occurred. Prior to his career as a novelist, Ford was an award-winning corporate editor and public relations specialist with Ford Motor and The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Companies and was a newspaper and magazine reporter and editor. Th Learn More about Ed Ford
Book Details
Author: Ed Ford
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Pages: 188 pages
Product Dimensions: 6" x 9"
ISBN: 978-1-965370-34-6
Cover Type: Softcover
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