The View from the Ground: Experiences of Civil War Soldiers

Book Overview

Civil War scholars have long used soldiers' diaries and correspondence to flesh out their studies of the conflict's great officers, regiments, and battles. However, historians have only recently begun to treat the common Civil War soldier's daily life as a worthwhile topic of discussion in its own right. The View from the Ground reveals the beliefs of ordinary men and women on topics ranging from slavery and racism to faith and identity and represents...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813124131
• ISBN13: 9780813124131
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher