The Civil War split some Cumberland County families apart forever. When the war began, the residents of the Upper Cumberland Plateau were divided in their loyalties. For instance, the numbers of Confederate and Union enlistments were about equal. One family in particular would never be the same. Elizabeth S. Ford divorced her husband, Christopher Ford, when he enlisted with the Confederacy. It resulted in a long custody battle over their two daughters and violence between their families.  

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