The war for the common soldier : how men thought, fought, and survived in Civil War armies / Peter S. Carmichael.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | E 607 .C37 2018 | 30775305552813 | General Collection | Available | - |
Record details
- ISBN: 9781469643090
- ISBN: 146964309X
- Physical Description: 392 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-379) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Comrades, camp, and community -- Providence and cheerfulness -- Writing home -- Courage and cowardice -- Desertion and military justice -- Facing the enemy and confronting defeat -- The trophies of victory and the relics of defeat. |
| Summary, etc.: | "Based on close examination of the letters and records left behind by individual soldiers from both the North and the South, Carmichael explores the totality of the Civil War experience--the marching, the fighting, the boredom, the idealism, the exhaustion, the punishments, and the frustrations of being away from families who often faced their own dire circumstances"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Subject: | United States. Army > Military life. Confederate States of America. Army > Military life. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865. |
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"Based on close examination of the letters and records left behind by individual soldiers from both the North and the South, Carmichael explores the totality of the Civil War experience--the marching, the fighting, the boredom, the idealism, the exhaustion, the punishments, and the frustrations of being away from families who often faced their own dire circumstances"--Provided by publisher.
