Desertion During the Civil War (Abridged, Annotated) - Softcover

Lonn, Dr. Ella

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1520212747 ISBN 13: 9781520212746

Publisher: Independently published, 2016

Synopsis

This is the great classic work on desertions during the American Civil War. While you might be forgiven for expecting a dry recitation of statistics, it is a fascinating look at the problems and realities of deserters for both sides during the conflict. Dr. Lonn looks at the reasons for desertion, how deserters were hunted, how they hid, and how they were used by the enemy among other topics. She even covers the places where hundreds of deserters banded together into criminal enterprises. A huge drain for the Union and the Confederacy, the overall impact on both is examined here. Throughout, Lonn tells the story like a novelist, despite including important statistics. Every examination of the American Civil War provides us with another view of the catastrophe that changed the country forever.

About this title

About the Author

Ella Lonn (1879–1962) was a professor at Goucher College and the author of six histories of the South and the Civil War. Introducing this first-ever paperback edition is William Blair, an assistant professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

From Library Journal

Desertion was a fairly common occurrence during the Civil War, as the proximity of soldiers to their homes and families caused many to just walk away when the fighting and the hardship of combat became unbearable. This 1928 volume analyzes the causes and consequences of desertion in both armies, providing one of the most in-depth discussions of the subject.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1520212747
• ISBN 13: 9781520212746
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 219