The view from the ground
Aaron Sheehan-Dean · 2006
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About the book
"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 a significant development in historical scholarship - the use of Civil War soldiers' personal accounts to address larger questions about America's past." "The View from the Ground goes beyond standard histories that discuss soldiers primarily in terms of campaigns and casualties. These essays show that soldiers on both sides were authentic historical actors who willfully steered the course of the Civil War and shaped subsequent public memory of the event."--BOOK JACKET.
Book details
- Year
- 2006
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 266
- ISBN
- 9780813124131
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