The Gentlemen and the Roughs: Violence, Honor, and Manhood in the Union Army

The Gentlemen and the Roughs: Violence, Honor, and Manhood in the Union Army
ISBN-10
1479897841
ISBN-13
9781479897841
Category
History
Pages
252
Language
English
Published
2013-06-21
Publisher
NYU Press
Author
Lorien Foote

Description

In this contribution to Civil War and gender history, Lorien Foote reveals that internal battles were fought against the backdrop of manhood. Clashing ideals of manliness produced myriad conflicts when educated, refined, and wealthy officers found themselves commanding a hard-drinking group of fighters.

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