“An impressively researched and gracefully written study, one of great interest to all students of the Civil War.” — ###Reviews in American History
“A basic, thoughtful, synthesizing study . . . essential reading for Civil War specialists.” — Journal of American History
“Ash’s scholarship is impeccable, as he has refreshingly applied to the war years recent southern historiography on race and gender relations, on notions of honor, and on community structure. . . . This is a very good book that combines extraordinary detail with close analysis of the experiences and the meanings of the encounters between Yankee soldiers and Confederate civilians during the Civil War.” — Journal of Southern History
“One of Ash’s greatest accomplishments is in providing the first broad overview of the occupation experience throughout the South.” — Journal of Southwest Georgia History
“This excellent study is a must buy for anyone interested in social history or the Civil War.” — History
“Should have an immediate and profound impact on our understanding of the Civil War and how it affected the Confederate homefront. . . . A valuable and enlightening discussion that adds much to our understanding of the occupied South. Even when historians have addressed the Confederate homefront, they seldom focus on the lives and circumstances of Southerners who remained loyal to the Union. Ash does much to fill that void.” — Civil War History
“A thoughtful and provocative work on the world of the occupied South.” — Historian
“A work of prodigious research that includes many new insights on a neglected subject. Ash views the occupied South from several different angles in a most creative and enlightening way. When the Yankees Came fills an important gap in our knowledge of the interaction between northerners and southerners during the war. A distinguished contribution to Civil War literature.” — George C. Rable, author of The Confederate Republic: A Revolution Against Politics
