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An anthology of landmark scholarship on the histories of the common soldier in the U.S. Civil War
In 1943, Bell Wiley's groundbreaking book Johnny Reb launched a new area of study: the history of the common soldier in the U.S. Civil War. This anthology brings together landmark scholarship on the subject, from a 19th century account of life as a soldier to contemporary work on women who, disguised as men, joined the army.
One of the only available compilations on the subject, The Civil War Soldier answers a wide range of provocative questions: What were the differences between Union and Confederate soldiers? What were soldiers' motivations for joining the army--their "will to combat"? How can we evaluate the psychological impact of military service on individual morale? Is there a basis for comparison between the experiences of Civil War soldiers and those who fought in World War II or Vietnam? How did the experiences of black soldiers in the Union army differ from those of their white comrades? And why were southern soldiers especially drawn to evangelical preaching?
Offering a host of diverse perspectives on these issues, The Civil War Soldier is the perfect introduction to the topic, for the student and the Civil War enthusiast alike.
Contributors: Michael Barton, Eric T. Dean, David Donald, Drew Gilpin Faust, Joseph Allen Frank, James W. Geary, Joseph T. Glaatthaar, Paddy Griffith, Earl J. Hess, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Perry D. Jamieson, Elizabeth D. Leonard, Gerald F. Linderman, Larry Logue, Pete Maslowski, Carlton McCarthy, James M. McPherson, Grady McWhiney, Reid Mitchell, George A. Reaves, Jr., James I. Robertson, Fred A. Shannon, Maris A. Vinovskis, and Bell Irvin Wiley.
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《出版社週刊》(Publisher's Weekly)評論
From armaments to slang expressions to the religious revivals that periodically converted tens of thousands of fighters, Civil War Soldier: A Historical Reader probes the daily lives of the men in blue and gray. An anthology of landmark scholarly essays (most of them contemporary, but some from as far back as the 19th century), the book covers such subjects as morale and patriotism, methods of warfare and the composition of the armies. Editors Michael Barton, an American studies professor at Pennsylvania State University, and Larry Logue, history and political science professor at Mississippi College, include several pieces on the experiences of black soldiers and an article about women who fought disguised as men. (Aug.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
《書目》(Booklist)評論
This anthology of 27 selections is divided into five themes: who the soldiers were, how they lived, how they fought, how they felt, and what they believed. The selections address such issues as who joined the two armies and why they joined; the problem of ill-clad Confederate troops; popular diversions such as letter-writing, drinking, and music when the soldiers were not fighting; and the misconceptions involving black soldiers and their conduct in combat. There are pieces on heroes and cowards, rebels as "barbarians," the horror of infantry firefights, the ecology of battle (terrain, fighting at night, and fortifications), morale and moral values, religion (especially evangelical preaching in the South), emotional reactions to combat, and the importance of courage and honor. Presenting a variety of viewpoints, the book will be of interest to all Civil War devotees. --George Cohen
《圖書館雜誌》(Library Journal )書評
This Civil War sampler combines 19th-century battlefield accounts with past and contemporary scholarship to offer a broad perspective on the historiographical issues scholars have raised concerning the soldiers' total experience: who the combatants were, how they survived, how they waged war, how they felt about their role in the conflict, the nature and depth of their convictions regarding the struggle, and how their ordeals contrasted with those of soldiers who fought in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Although editors Barton (Pennsylvania State Univ.; An Illustrated History of Greater Harrisburg) and Logue (Mississippi Coll.; To Appomattox and Beyond) are interested in such specific issues as the influence of the South's military tradition on its fighting men and the still raging debate as to whether both sides fought for ideals or their comrades, the overarching question of the study remains the basic social, cultural, and psychological differences between Johnny Reb and Billy Yank. Additional essays on the participation of African American and female troopers and the soldiers' concept of a "good death" round out this provocative anthology. Recommended for upper-level Civil War courses, military collections, and most libraries. John Carver Edwards, Univ. of Georgia Libs., Cleveland (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Acknowledgments | p. xi |
Introduction: The Soldiers and the Scholars | p. 1 |
Part I Who Soldiers Were | p. 7 |
1 What Manner of Men | p. 9 |
2 Have Social Historians Lost the Civil War? Some Preliminary Demographic Speculations | p. 33 |
3 Who Joined the Confederate Army? Soldiers, Civilians, and Communities in Mississippi | p. 44 |
4 Yankee Recruits, Conscripts, and Illegal Evaders | p. 57 |
5 To "Don the Breeches, and Slay Them with a Will!" A Host of Women Soldiers | p. 69 |
Part II How Soldiers Lived | p. 83 |
6 On the March | p. 85 |
7 The Life of the Common Soldier in the Union Army, 1861-1865 | p. 92 |
8 From Finery to Tatters | p. 108 |
9 Fun, Frolics, and Firewater | p. 122 |
Part III How Soldiers Fought | p. 141 |
10 The Negro as a Soldier | p. 143 |
11 Heroes and Cowards | p. 155 |
12 The Confederate as a Fighting Man | p. 176 |
13 The Rebels Are Barbarians | p. 190 |
14 The Infantry Firefight | p. 199 |
15 Leaving Their Mark on the Battlefield | p. 228 |
16 The Nature of Battle | p. 260 |
Part IV How Soldiers Felt | p. 281 |
17 Trials of Soul | p. 283 |
18 A Study of Morale in Civil War Soldiers | p. 312 |
19 Christian Soldiers The Meaning of Revivalism in the Confederate Army | p. 327 |
20 From Volunteer to Soldier The Psychology of Service | p. 354 |
21 Emotional Responses to Combat | p. 386 |
22 "Dangled over Hell" The Trauma of the Civil War | p. 396 |
Part V What Soldiers Believed | p. 423 |
23 The Values of Civil War Soldiers | p. 425 |
24 Embattled Courage | p. 436 |
25 On the Altar of My Country | p. 456 |
26 Holding On | p. 472 |
27 The Civil War Soldier and the Art of Dying | p. 485 |
Index | p. 513 |
About the Editors | p. 516 |