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Why Confederates Fought: Family and Nation in Civil War Virginia

Why Confederates Fought: Family and Nation in Civil War Virginia - Civil War America

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Publisher's Synopsis

This title discusses the motivations for continuing the fight. In the first comprehensive study of the experience of Virginia soldiers and their families in the Civil War, Aaron Sheehan-Dean captures the inner world of the rank-and-file. He challenges earlier arguments that middle- and lower-class southerners gradually withdrew their support for the Confederacy because their class interests were not being met. Instead he argues that Virginia soldiers continued to be motivated by the profound emotional connection between military service and the protection of home and family, even as the war dragged on.

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The University of North Carolina Press

Book information

ISBN: 9780807861844
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Pub date:
Edition: 1st edition
Language: English
Number of pages: 312
Weight: 431g
Height: 235mm
Width: 156mm
Spine width: 21mm