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The war for the common soldier : how men thought, fought, and survived in Civil War armies / Peter S. Carmichael.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carmichael, Peter S., author.
- Series:
- Littlefield history of the Civil War era
- The Littlefield history of the Civil War era
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army--Military life.
- United States.
- United States. Army.
- Confederate States of America. Army--Military life.
- Confederate States of America.
- Confederate States of America. Army.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
- History.
- Armed Forces--Military life.
- Genre:
- Personal narratives.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 392 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2018]
- Summary:
- "Based on close examination of the letters and records left behind by individual soldiers from both the North and the South, Carmichael explores the totality of the Civil War experience--the marching, the fighting, the boredom, the idealism, the exhaustion, the punishments, and the frustrations of being away from families who often faced their own dire circumstances"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Comrades, camp, and community
- Providence and cheerfulness
- Writing home
- Courage and cowardice
- Desertion and military justice
- Facing the enemy and confronting defeat
- The trophies of victory and the relics of defeat.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-379) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781469643090
- 146964309X
- OCLC:
- 1028584329
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