{"product_id":"civil-war-soldiers-paperback","title":"Civil War Soldiers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eReid Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe soldiers on both sides of the Civil War were united by a common history, and yet the legacy of this past was ambiguous, upholding both rebellion and union. Union and Confederate men went to war as Americans, convinced they fought an un-American, savage enemy. The war they fought was as emotional and catastrophic as any in history, a violent crucible that forged a new national identity. \u003ci\u003eCivil War Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e is a fresh and compelling attempt to fathom the war's significance--then and now--and makes immediate the charged issues and bitter ironies of a nation torn by a conflict over the common ideals of liberty and justice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on diaries and letters, the focus of this pioneering study is on the men who fought, caught up in a conflict whose causes and consequences seemed as complex and contradictory to the soldiers themselves as they do to us. Reid Mitchell re-creates their experience and discusses the questions one would have most wanted to ask them: Why did you fight? How did you feel about slavery and race? What did you take home from the war? What legacy have you left us? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fresh insights, startling descriptions, and poignant human detail about the war from the men who fought it.\"--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 7.77 x 5.11 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758579122464,"sku":"9780140263336","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8a2ff1414afce19cb06799bfc926fac3_e33a2f25-b175-403c-815b-95ee90bbc4be.webp?v=1780129698","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/civil-war-soldiers-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}