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For cause and comrades
why men fought in the Civil War
By McPherson, James M.
- ISBN
- 978-0-19509-023-9
- Publisher
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 1997
YA This powerful commentary by today's premier Civil War historian is truly compelling in its depth and intensity. McPherson has extrapolated and quoted from over 25,000 letters and 249 diaries of more than 1000 Union and Confederate soldiers. The documentation is impressive and is successful in substantiating the thesis that many motivations were at work in the hearts of the Civil War fighting men; but on the whole, they were...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
