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At the start of the Civil War in 1861, many men in Alabama enthusiastically enlisted. After all these family breadwinners marched off to duty, the number of indigent families in the state rose dramatically. This book argues that Confederate soldiers left their posts due to poverty at home.

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    Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
    Publication Date: 4/30/2003 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780817350109, 978-0817350109
    ISBN10: 0817350101
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    Book Synopsis
    At the start of the Civil War in 1861, many men in Alabama enthusiastically enlisted. After all these family breadwinners marched off to duty, the number of indigent families in the state rose dramatically. This book argues that Confederate soldiers left their posts due to poverty at home.

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