The Civil War Soldier: A Historical Reader

by Larry Logue, Michael Barton, Larry M. Logue

Book Overview

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.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814798802
• ISBN13: 9780814798805
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 515 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"