Brothers One and All : Esprit de Corps in a Civil War Regiment

During the Civil War, the regiment was the fundamental component of armies both North and South, its reliability and effectiveness crucial to military success. Soldiers' devotion to their regiment-their esprit de corps-encouraged unit cohesion and motivated the individual soldier to march into...

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Main Author: Dunkelman, Mark H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baton Rouge : LSU Press, 2004.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
United States. > Army. > New York Infantry Regiment, 154th (1862-1865)
United States. > Army.
United States. > Army > Military life > History > 19th century.
Soldiers > Social conditions.
Social aspects.
Regimental histories.
Fellowship.
Armed Forces > Military life.
Camaraderie > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Fellowship > History > 19th century.
Soldiers > New York (State) > Social conditions > 19th century.
Soldiers > United States > Social conditions > 19th century.
United States.
New York (State)
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession) > Aspect social.
New York (État) > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession) > Histoire des unites.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession) > Histoire des unites.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
New York (State) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:During the Civil War, the regiment was the fundamental component of armies both North and South, its reliability and effectiveness crucial to military success. Soldiers' devotion to their regiment-their esprit de corps-encouraged unit cohesion and motivated the individual soldier to march into battle and endure the hardships of military life. In Brothers One and All, Mark H. Dunkelman identifies the characteristics of Civil War esprit de corps and charts its development from recruitment and combat to the end of the war and beyond through the experiences of a single regiment, the 154th New York.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (344 pages).
ISBN:9780807133859

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