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A More Civil War : How the Union Waged a Just War /

During the US Civil War, Americans confronted profound moral problems about how to fight in the conflict. In this innovative book, D.H. Dilbeck reveals how the Union sought to wage a just war against the Confederacy. He shows that northerners fought according to a distinct 'moral vision of war&...

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Autor principal: Dilbeck, D. H. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2016.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction: responsible to one another and to God: the Union's moral vision of war
  • A war of barbarism or of comparative humanity: combatting guerrillas
  • Not to destroy but to make good: occupying cities
  • The more vigorously wars are pursued, the better it is for humanity: Francis Lieber and General Orders No. 100
  • The sternest feature of war: retaliation against Confederate soldiers
  • Even in the midst of an enemy's country the dictates of humanity must at least be observed: the hard yet humane war against Confederate civilians
  • Conclusion: was the American Civil War a just war?