For Cause and Comrades

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