Author

Publication

2000 - University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Nebraska

Language

English

Word Count

56,750 words, Guess

Page Count

227 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number99043003
  • Goodreads1751489
  • LibraryThing1883582

Classifications

  • DDC973.7/8
  • LCCE559 .W45 2000

Description

"This book addresses the most important issues associated with Confederate desertion. How many soldiers actually deserted, when did they desert, and why? What does Confederate desertion say about Confederate nationalism and the war effort? Mark A. Weitz has taken his argument beyond the obvious reasons for desertion - that war is a horrific and cruel experience - and examined the emotional and psychological reasons that might induce a soldier to desert. Just as loyalty to his fellow soldiers might influence a man to charge into a hail of lead, loyalty to his wife and family could lead him to risk a firing squad in order to return home."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryDesertionsSocial aspectsGeorgia, historyMilitary DesertionDesertion, militaryGeorgia Civil War, 1861-1865

Other Editions

  • A higher duty: desertion among Georgia troops during the Civil WarUniversity of Nebraska Press2000-01-01

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