With Ballot and Bayonet: The Political Socialization of American Civil War Soldiers
- ISBN-10
- 0820319759
- ISBN-13
- 9780820319759
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 304
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Author
- Joseph Allan Frank
Description
Based on letters and diaries of more than a thousand soldiers, political scientist Joseph Allan Frank describes how political considerations were central to the development of the armies of the North and South--motivating soldiers, shaping officers, and assuring military cohesion. Illustrations.
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