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Jewish Soldiers in the Civil War: The Union Army
By Mendelsohn, Adam D.
- ISBN
- 9781479812233
- Publisher
- New York Univ.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on September 9, 2022 | Social Sciences
The introduction of this work refers to flaws in the portrayal of Jewish soldiers of the Civil War. It notes that initial accounts of the Jewish Civil War experience consisted largely of sentimentalism and myths, such as the story of the exhausted Jewish soldier refusing water on the battlefield due to Yom Kippur. In this first of two guides (volume two pertains to Confederate Jew...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
