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A Higher Duty

A Higher Duty

by Mark A. Weitz

Georgia Civil War, 1861-1865DesertionsMilitary DesertionSocial aspectsUnited States Civil War, 1861-1865
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"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 lead him to risk a firing squad in order to return home."--BOOK JACKET.

Themes & subjects

Georgia Civil War, 1861-1865DesertionsMilitary DesertionSocial aspectsUnited States Civil War, 1861-1865History

Setting

GeorgiaUnited States19th centuryCivil War, 1861-1865

About the author

Mark A. Weitz

1957

Author

Mark A. Weitz

Pages

230

Read time

≈ 6h

Editions

2

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nebraska Press

ISBN

9780803298552

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