An edition of For Cause and Comrades (1997)
For Cause and Comrades
Why Men Fought in the Civil War
By James M. McPherson
Publish Date
August 28, 1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Language
eng
Pages
247
Description:
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.
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
Places: United States, Confederate States of America
Times: 19th century, Civil War, 1861-1865