More damning than slaughter : desertion in the Confederate Army / Mark A. Weitz.

Author: Weitz, Mark A., 1957-

Imprint:Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2005.

Descriptionxix, 346 p. ; 24 cm.

Note:The American practice -- My country, my home -- Into the breach, 1861 -- Desertion in the heartland, 1862 -- Desertion in the East and the folly of leniency, 1862 -- Desertion, ideology, and the insidious business of oaths, 1863 -- "The number of desertions is so great," 1863 -- "War of the most wretched and savage character" -- The order of the day, 1864 -- "We conquered ourselves," 1865 and conclusion.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-339) and index.

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