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Why the South lost the Civil War, Richard E. Beringer, Herman Hattaway, Archer Jones, William N. Still, Jr

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Why the South lost the Civil War, Richard E. Beringer, Herman Hattaway, Archer Jones, William N. Still, Jr

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-555) and index

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Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Why the South lost the Civil War

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bibliography

Oclc number

12104121

Responsibility statement

Richard E. Beringer, Herman Hattaway, Archer Jones, William N. Still, Jr

Summary

Offers a chronological account of the Civil War, reexamines theories for the South's defeat, and analyzes Confederate and Union military strategy

Table Of Contents

pt. I. Prologue: Historians and the Civil War -- pt. II. Physical and Moral Factors: Military performance and possibilities ; The impact of the blockade ; Southern nationalism ; Religion and the chosen people -- pt. III. Military Stalemate and Internal Problems: First blood ; Trial by battle ; The politics of dreams ; The union navy and combined operations ; State rights and the confederate war effort ; Union concentration in time and space ; The battle is the Lord's -- pt. IV. The Dissolution of Military Power and Public Will: The South Reconciles Itself to Defeat: The last campaigns ; God, guilt, and the confederacy in collapse ; Coming to terms with slavery ; State rights, white supremacy, honor, and southern victory -- pt. V. Epilogue: Why the South lost -- Appendix I. The politics of local defense: Owsley's state-rights thesis -- Appendix II. Attack and die: confederate casualties and ward effort

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