An edition of For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War (1997)

For Cause and Comrades

Why Men Fought in the Civil War

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An edition of For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War (1997)

For Cause and Comrades

Why Men Fought in the Civil War

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Drawing on letters written by over 1000 soldiers, both Union and Confederate, during the American Civil War, this book recreates the war and its battles. It finds the men to be idealistic about the cause for which they fought, regardless of the obstacles and deprivations that they faced.

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Oxford University Press, USA
Language
English
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256

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Subjects

Biography, Combat, Confederate States of America, Confederate States of America. Army, History, Psychological aspects, Psychological aspects of Combat, Psychology, Soldiers, United States, American Civil War (1861-1865), Motivatie, Soldaten, Amerikaanse burgeroorlog, Personal narratives, Army, War, New York Times reviewed

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United States, Confederate States of America

Times

19th century, Civil War, 1861-1865
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Cover of: For Cause and Comrades
For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War
August 28, 1998, Oxford University Press, USA
in English
Cover of: For Cause and Comrades
For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War
1997, Oxford University Press, Incorporated
in English
Cover of: For Cause and Comrades
For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War
1997, Oxford University Press
in English

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First Sentence

"THE ORIGINS OF this book go back many years."

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Library of Congress
E492.3.M38 1997, E492.3 .M38 1997

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OL7388633M
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96024760
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184929
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OL51161W

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