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Book SynopsisThis excellent collection of selections from leading scholars on who the soldiers were, how they lived, and why they fought is a fine introduction to years of research that seeks to answer that question.
Trade ReviewUnderstanding what convinced Civil War soldiers to lay down their lives for the cause, North AND South, is perhaps the hardest part of teaching about making sense of the war. This excellent collection of selections from leading scholars on who the soldiers were, how they lived, and why they fought is a fine introduction to years of research that seeks to answer that question. -- Janet Coryell,Western Michigan University
This type of work would be especially valuable for assignment in the classroom. * North & South *
This is a fine collection which lends itself to classroom use and to the edification of non-specialists. * Indiana Magazine of History *
Presenting a variety of viewpoints, the book will be of interest to all Civil War devotees. * Booklist *
Presenting a variety of viewpoints, the book will be of interest to all Civil War devotees. * Booklist,August 2002 *
Table of Contents1 What Manner of Men 2 Have Social Historians Lost the Civil War? 3 Who Joined the Confederate Army? 4 Yankee Recruits, Conscripts, and Illegal Evaders 5 To "Don the Breeches, and Slay Them with a Will!" 6 On the March 7 The Life of the Common Soldier in the Union Army, 1861-1865 8 From Finery to Tatters 9 Fun, Frolics, and Firewater 10 The Negro as a Soldier 11 Heroes and Cowards 12 The Confederate as a Fighting Man 13 The Rebels Are Barbarians 14 The Infantry Firefight 15 Leaving Their Mark on the Battlefield 16 The Nature of Battle 17 Trials of Soul 18 A Study of Morale in Civil War Soldiers 19 Christian Soldiers 20 From Volunteer to Soldier 21 Emotional Responses to Combat 22 "Dangled over Hell" 23 The Values of Civil War Soldiers 24 Embattled Courage 25 On the Altar of My Country 26 Holding On 27 The Civil War Soldier and the Art of Dying
