Dave FrederickAlabama UnionismThu Oct 5 22:54:10 2000 Mr. HarrisThere is a very good disertation done by Margaret Storey.It covers many reasons for "why". "Southern Ishmaelites: Wartime Unionism and Its Consequences in Alabama, 1860-1874," can be obtained for $29.95 from UMI Dissertation Express ; it's publication number 9932525. Here's what you do to order a dissertation from UMI. First, go to their website at http://wwwlib.umi.comThen click on the link that says "Dissertation Express." From there on, following the "Continue" buttons until you get to a form to fill in order number, author, or title. Either will work and you're taken to a "shopping cart," just like every other on-line vendor.Good LuckDave Frederick