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Rites of retaliation : civilization, soldiers, and campaigns in the American Civil War / Lorien Foote.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Foote, Lorien, 1969- author.
- Series:
- Steven and Janice Brose lectures in the Civil War era
- The Steven and Janice Brose lectures in the Civil War era
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army. Department of the South--History.
- United States.
- United States. Army. Department of the South.
- Lex talionis.
- Punishment--Philosophy.
- Punishment.
- Reciprocity (Psychology).
- History.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons.
- United States--Civilization--19th century.
- Civilization.
- Prisoners of war.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 296 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "Blending military and cultural history, Lorien Foote's rich and insightful book sheds light on how Americans fought over what it meant to be civilized and who should be extended the protections of a civilized world"-- Provided by publisher.
- "This book will explore events in the Federal campaigns against Charleston and the states of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida that exemplify how retaliation functioned during the American Civil War .... The Department of the South makes an ideal location for study because three contentious issues between the Union and the Confederacy converged in this theater of operations: the Federal recruitment and deployment of black troops, the Confederate treatment of Union prisoners of war, and the Federal treatment of noncombatants who lived within the zones of active military operations."--Introduction, page xx.
- Contents:
- Introduction. The ritual of retaliation
- Felons and outlaws
- Servile insurrection
- Prisoners
- Massacre
- Human shields
- Pillagers and assassins
- Conclusion. The crisis of civilization.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781469665269
- 1469665263
- 9781469665276
- 1469665271
- OCLC:
- 1244882902
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