Soldiers North and South: The Everyday Experiences of the Men Who Fought America's Civil War

by Paul A. Cimbala

The American Civil War was an extraordinary event. It was a military, political, social, and constitutional milestone that shaped the nation's understanding of unity and freedom, if imperfectly, into the next century. No American war was so essential to defining what America was and should become. By exploring how and why Northern and Southern men rallied to their flags, trained to be soldiers, lived in camp, marched to the fight, endured combat,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823233928
• ISBN13: 9780823233922
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.1" x 9.9"