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'Tis Not Our War: Avoiding Military Service in the Civil War North
By Taylor, Paul
- ISBN
- 9780811775380
- Publisher
- Stackpole
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Starred Review on April 1, 2024 | Social Sciences
Award-winning Taylor (The Most Complete Political Machine Ever Known) debunks the notion that Union soldiers in the Civil War were mostly motivated by patriotic or anti-enslavement ideals and proves that northern soldiers had many reasons for not fighting. Taylor shows that by the end of the war, 40 percent of northern enlisted soldiers had deserted. Using prim...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
