Reluctant Rebels: The Confederates Who Joined the Army After 1861

by Kenneth W. Noe

Book Overview

After the feverish mobilization of secession had faded, why did Southern men join the Confederate army? Kenneth Noe examines the motives and subsequent performance of "later enlisters." He offers a nuanced view of men who have often been cast as less patriotic and less committed to the cause, rekindling the debate over who these later enlistees were, why they joined, and why they stayed and fought.

Noe refutes the claim that later enlisters...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807833770
• ISBN13: 9780807833773
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.6" x 9.5"