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The war for the common soldier, how men thought, fought, and survived in Civil War armies, Peter S. Carmichael

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The war for the common soldier, how men thought, fought, and survived in Civil War armies, Peter S. Carmichael

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-379) and index

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government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

facsimilesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The war for the common soldier

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Responsibility statement

Peter S. Carmichael

Series statement

The Littlefield history of the Civil War era

Sub title

how men thought, fought, and survived in Civil War armies

Summary

"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

Table Of Contents

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

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How men thought, fought, and survived in Civil War armies

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