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Inglorious passages : noncombat deaths in the American Civil War / Brian Steel Wills.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wills, Brian Steel, 1959- author.
- Series:
- Modern War Studies
- Modern war studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Soldiers--United States--Death--History--19th century.
- Soldiers.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties.
- United States.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (405 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2017.
- Summary:
- The first book to chronicle the degree to which noncombat deaths impacted the men and women who offered their services and gave their lives in the factories and fields of the Union and the Confederacy from 1861 to 1865.
- Contents:
- Introduction: "This inglorious taking off"
- The first fatalities
- The battle in camp
- "The rhythm of the rails"
- Not fooling with Mother Nature
- Slipshod soldiering
- Not so friendly fire
- "As neere to heaven by sea"
- Industrial and storage mishaps
- Collateral casualties
- Not cheating the hangman
- Conclusion: "There is no glory in it".
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780700625093
- 0700625097
- OCLC:
- 1012347002
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