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
- 1 “Soldiers, and Yet Not Soldiers”: New York and Washington, DC
- 2 “Effervescent Courage”: Virginia
- 3 “Soul Sick”: Virginia and New York
- Part II The 2nd Texas Infantry Regiment
- Conclusion “When Cowards Shrink and Brave Men Die”
- Bibliography
- Index
3 - “Soul Sick”: Virginia and New York
from Part I - The 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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
- 1 “Soldiers, and Yet Not Soldiers”: New York and Washington, DC
- 2 “Effervescent Courage”: Virginia
- 3 “Soul Sick”: Virginia and New York
- Part II The 2nd Texas Infantry Regiment
- Conclusion “When Cowards Shrink and Brave Men Die”
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 3 assesses the effects of the defeat at Bull Run and how the Fire Zouaves became scapegoats for the Union loss. Despite efforts to defend themselves, the regiment imploded, formally disbanded in June 1862. Their demise demonstrated that brave men did not (and do not) always make effective and good soldiers.
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- Dread DangerCowardice and Combat in the American Civil War, pp. 91 - 136Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024