Soldiers Of The Civil War
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A People At War
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Author : Scott Reynolds Nelson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Release Date : 2007-04-16
A People At War written by Scott Reynolds Nelson and has been published by Oxford University Press on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-16 with History categories.
The American Civil War had a devastating impact on countless numbers of common soldiers and civilians. This book shows how average Americans coped with despair as well as hope during this vast upheaval.
The Soldiers Of The Civil War
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Author : William C. Davis
language : en
Publisher: Salamander Books
Release Date : 1999-09
The Soldiers Of The Civil War written by William C. Davis and has been published by Salamander Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-09 with History categories.
From the excitement of enlistment and going off to war, to the relaxation of camp life and the horrors of battle, this book examines the diverse experiences of the common Civil War soldier.
The Common Soldier Of The Civil War
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Author : Bell Irvin Wiley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
The Common Soldier Of The Civil War written by Bell Irvin Wiley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with History categories.
Black Union Soldiers In The Civil War
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Author : Hondon B. Hargrove
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2003-10-03
Black Union Soldiers In The Civil War written by Hondon B. Hargrove and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-10-03 with History categories.
This book refutes the historical slander that blacks did not fight for their emancipation from slavery. At first harshly rejected in their attempts to enlist in the Union army, blacks were eventually accepted into the service--often through the efforts of individual generals who, frustrated with bureaucratic inaction in the face of dwindling forces, overrode orders from the secretary of war and the president himself. By the end of the war, black soldiers had numbered over 187,000 and served in 167 regiments. Seventeen were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for valor. Theirs was a remarkable achievement whose full story is here told for the first time.
For Cause And Comrades
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Author : James M. McPherson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1997-04-03
For Cause And Comrades written by James M. McPherson and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-04-03 with History categories.
General John A. Wickham, commander of the famous 101st Airborne Division in the 1970s and subsequently Army Chief of Staff, once visited Antietam battlefield. Gazing at Bloody Lane where, in 1862, several Union assaults were brutally repulsed before they finally broke through, he marveled, "You couldn't get American soldiers today to make an attack like that." Why did those men risk certain death, over and over again, through countless bloody battles and four long, awful years ? Why did the conventional wisdom -- that soldiers become increasingly cynical and disillusioned as war progresses -- not hold true in the Civil War? It is to this question--why did they fight--that James McPherson, America's preeminent Civil War historian, now turns his attention. He shows that, contrary to what many scholars believe, the soldiers of the Civil War remained powerfully convinced of the ideals for which they fought throughout the conflict. Motivated by duty and honor, and often by religious faith, these men wrote frequently of their firm belief in the cause for which they fought: the principles of liberty, freedom, justice, and patriotism. Soldiers on both sides harkened back to the Founding Fathers, and the ideals of the American Revolution. They fought to defend their country, either the Union--"the best Government ever made"--or the Confederate states, where their very homes and families were under siege. And they fought to defend their honor and manhood. "I should not lik to go home with the name of a couhard," one Massachusetts private wrote, and another private from Ohio said, "My wife would sooner hear of my death than my disgrace." Even after three years of bloody battles, more than half of the Union soldiers reenlisted voluntarily. "While duty calls me here and my country demands my services I should be willing to make the sacrifice," one man wrote to his protesting parents. And another soldier said simply, "I still love my country." McPherson draws on more than 25,000 letters and nearly 250 private diaries from men on both sides. Civil War soldiers were among the most literate soldiers in history, and most of them wrote home frequently, as it was the only way for them to keep in touch with homes that many of them had left for the first time in their lives. Significantly, their letters were also uncensored by military authorities, and are uniquely frank in their criticism and detailed in their reports of marches and battles, relations between officers and men, political debates, and morale. For Cause and Comrades lets these soldiers tell their own stories in their own words to create an account that is both deeply moving and far truer than most books on war. Battle Cry of Freedom, McPherson's Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the Civil War, was a national bestseller that Hugh Brogan, in The New York Times, called "history writing of the highest order." For Cause and Comrades deserves similar accolades, as McPherson's masterful prose and the soldiers' own words combine to create both an important book on an often-overlooked aspect of our bloody Civil War, and a powerfully moving account of the men who fought it.
Soldiers Of The Civil War
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Author : Tim Roche
language : en
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
Release Date : 2011-01-01
Soldiers Of The Civil War written by Tim Roche and has been published by Capstone Classroom this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Introduces the lives of typical Union and Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War.
Civil War Soldiers
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Author : Reid Mitchell
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 1997-07-01
Civil War Soldiers written by Reid Mitchell and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-07-01 with History categories.
The soldiers on both sides of the Civil War were united by a common history, and yet the legacy of this past was ambiguous, upholding both rebellion and union. Union and Confederate men went to war as Americans, convinced they fought an un-American, savage enemy. The war they fought was as emotional and catastrophic as any in history, a violent crucible that forged a new national identity. Civil War Soldiers is a fresh and compelling attempt to fathom the war's significance—then and now—and makes immediate the charged issues and bitter ironies of a nation torn by a conflict over the common ideals of liberty and justice. Drawing on diaries and letters, the focus of this pioneering study is on the men who fought, caught up in a conflict whose causes and consequences seemed as complex and contradictory to the soldiers themselves as they do to us. Reid Mitchell re-creates their experience and discusses the questions one would have most wanted to ask them: Why did you fight? How did you feel about slavery and race? What did you take home from the war? What legacy have you left us? "Fresh insights, startling descriptions, and poignant human detail about the war from the men who fought it."—Chicago Tribune
The Story Of A Common Soldier Of Army Life In The Civil War 1861 1865
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Author : Leander Stillwell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1920
The Story Of A Common Soldier Of Army Life In The Civil War 1861 1865 written by Leander Stillwell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1920 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Loyal True And Brave
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Author : Steven E. Woodworth
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2002
The Loyal True And Brave written by Steven E. Woodworth and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
This is a collection of writings by and about Civil War soldiers. The pieces offer a revealing insight into the life of a Civil War soldier and bring to life the experiences of both Union and Confederate soldiers.
Freedom For Themselves
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Author : Richard M. Reid
language : en
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Release Date : 2009-09-14
Freedom For Themselves written by Richard M. Reid and has been published by ReadHowYouWant.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-14 with categories.
Curses have given the world some of its greatest legends and folklore, and the more grisly and gory, the better we like them. But cursing, or ill-wishing, is not a practice confined to magical practitioners - black, white or grey - it is a form of expression intended to do harm in reparation for some real or imagined insult and can be ‘thrown’ by anyone of any race, culture or creed without any prior experience of ritual magic or witchcraft. According to the dictionary, however, a curse is defined as: To invoke or wish evil upon; to afflict; to damn; to excommunicate; evil invoked on another person. If this is the clear definition, then under what circumstances can we challenge this established way of thinking and ask ourselves can cursing ever be justified? And if we hesitate for just a moment, then we must ask the next question: Is cursing evil? Like all aspects of life, however, it is advisable to put things in their proper perspective before passing judgement.