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The 30th North Carolina Infantry was involved in most of the major battles in Virginia from the Seven Days through the surrender at Appomattox, and saw some of the bloodiest fighting of the American Civil War. Two-thirds of these men volunteered early; the others were enlisted at the point of a bayonet. Their casualty rate was high, the rate of death from disease was higher and the desertion and AWOL rate was higher still. What was the war actually like for these men? What was their economic status? To what extent were they involved in the institution of slavery? What were their lives like in the Army? What did they believe they were fighting for and did those views change over time? This book answers those questions and depicts Civil War soldiers as they were, rather than as appendages to famous generals or symbols of myth. It focuses on the realities of the men themselves, not their battles. In addition to the author''s personal collection of letters and other contemporary reco

Table of Contents

  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Confusion Was the Order of the Day
  • 2. A Fully Formed Regiment
  • 3. The Pretend War
  • 4. Conscription and Discipline
  • 5. The Big Man's War Fought by the Little Man
  • 6. Attitudes Concerning the War, Slavery and Religion
  • 7. ­Battle-Related Casualties
  • 8. Survival and Death in the Regiment
  • 9. Death by Disease
  • 10. Starvation and Desertion
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Present or Accounted For
  • Chapter Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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    Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
    Publication Date: 1/22/2021 12:09:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9781476683263, 978-1476683263
    ISBN10: 1476683263
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    Description

    Book Synopsis

    The 30th North Carolina Infantry was involved in most of the major battles in Virginia from the Seven Days through the surrender at Appomattox, and saw some of the bloodiest fighting of the American Civil War. Two-thirds of these men volunteered early; the others were enlisted at the point of a bayonet. Their casualty rate was high, the rate of death from disease was higher and the desertion and AWOL rate was higher still. What was the war actually like for these men? What was their economic status? To what extent were they involved in the institution of slavery? What were their lives like in the Army? What did they believe they were fighting for and did those views change over time? This book answers those questions and depicts Civil War soldiers as they were, rather than as appendages to famous generals or symbols of myth. It focuses on the realities of the men themselves, not their battles. In addition to the author''s personal collection of letters and other contemporary reco

    Table of Contents

    • Acknowledgments
    • Preface
    • Introduction
    • 1. Confusion Was the Order of the Day
    • 2. A Fully Formed Regiment
    • 3. The Pretend War
    • 4. Conscription and Discipline
    • 5. The Big Man's War Fought by the Little Man
    • 6. Attitudes Concerning the War, Slavery and Religion
    • 7. ­Battle-Related Casualties
    • 8. Survival and Death in the Regiment
    • 9. Death by Disease
    • 10. Starvation and Desertion
    • Conclusion
    • Appendix: Present or Accounted For
    • Chapter Notes
    • Bibliography
    • Index

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