Living hell : the dark side of the Civil War

Living hell : the dark side of the Civil War /

Many Americans, argues Michael C.C. Adams, tend to think of the Civil War as glorious and full of pageantry. Millions of tourists flock to battlefields each year as vacation destinations, their perceptions of the war shaped by reenactors in blue and gray uniforms launching charges and countercharges...

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Main Author: Adams, Michael C. C., 1945-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014
Subjects:
War and society > United States > History > 19th century.
War casualties > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Psychological aspects.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Casualties.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Opening: Jim Conklin and General Sherman
  • Gone for a soldier
  • On the march
  • Close-order combat
  • Clearing the battlefield
  • The edge of sanity
  • Deprivations and dislocations
  • Invasions and violations
  • State of the union
  • Closing: General Lee and the gray ladies.

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