Book contents
- Dread Danger
- Dread Danger
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction “Almost Enough to Make Cowards of the Bravest Men”
- Part I The 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
- Part II The 2nd Texas Infantry Regiment
- Conclusion “When Cowards Shrink and Brave Men Die”
- Bibliography
- Index
Introduction - “Almost Enough to Make Cowards of the Bravest Men”
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 November 2024
Book contents
- Dread Danger
- Dread Danger
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction “Almost Enough to Make Cowards of the Bravest Men”
- Part I The 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
- Part II The 2nd Texas Infantry Regiment
- Conclusion “When Cowards Shrink and Brave Men Die”
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Civil war soldiers worried a lot about cowardice in combat, something few historians have been willing to admit. The Introduction explains its importance and sets up how this book will explore the topic by focusing on two civil war regiments accused of cowardice and the lasting effects such allegations had on them. It also discusses what historian Drew Faust calls “war stories” and how constructed celebratory tales of martial glory often hide war’s chaos and horrors.
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- Dread DangerCowardice and Combat in the American Civil War, pp. 1 - 12Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024