Lesley J. Gordon

Dread Danger

Cowardice and Combat in the American Civil War

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Produktbeschreibung

Dread Danger creates a fuller understanding of the soldier experience by probing accusations of cowardice, an important yet overlooked aspect of the American Civil War. Deeply researched and engagingly written, it will interest students and scholars of the Civil War era as well as general readers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781108492287
• ISBN-10: 1108492282
• Artikelnr.: 70146567

Autorenporträt

Lesley J. Gordon is the Charles G. Summersell Chair of Southern History at the University of Alabama. Her publications include General George E. Pickett in Life and Legend (1998) and A Broken Regiment: The 16th Connecticut's Civil War (2014).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: 'Almost Enough to Make Cowards of the Bravest Men'
Part I. The 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment: 1. 'Soldiers, and Yet Not Soldiers': New York & Washington, D. C.
2. 'Effervescent Courage': Virginia
3. 'Soul Sick': Virginia & New York
Part II. The 2nd Texas Volunteer Infantry Regiment: 4. 'The Display of Soldiery': Texas
5. 'A Pack of Cowards': Tennessee & Mississippi
6. 'A Skeleton of Itself': Mississippi & Texas
Conclusion: 'When Cowards Shrink and Brave Men Die'
Bibliography.