A Higher Duty: Desertion Among Georgia Troops During the Civil WarU of Nebraska Press, 1 Jan 2000 - 227 halaman This book addresses the most important issues associated with Confederate desertion. How many soldiers actually deserted, when did they desert, and why? What does Confederate desertion say about Confederate nationalism and the war effort? Mark A. Weitz has taken his argument beyond the obvious reasons for desertion?that war is a horrific and cruel experience?and examined the emotional and psychological reasons that might induce a soldier to desert. Just as loyalty to his fellow soldiers might influence a man to charge into a hail of lead, loyalty to his wife and family could also lead him to risk a firing squad in order to return home. |
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Seeds of Desertion | 30 |
Distribution of Infantry Companies by Region | 31 |
Patterns of Flight | 61 |
Total Deserters to the Enemy by Month December 18631864 | 67 |
Deserters by Rank | 77 |
Calls from Home | 90 |
Faces of Desertion | 121 |
Unanswered Calls | 139 |
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