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A More Civil War - How the Union Waged a Just War (Paperback)
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A More Civil War - How the Union Waged a Just War (Paperback)
Series: Civil War America
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During the Civil War, Americans confronted profound moral problems
about how to fight in the conflict. In this innovative book, D. H.
Dilbeck reveals how the Union sought to wage a just war against the
Confederacy. He shows that northerners fought according to a
distinct "moral vision of war," an array of ideas about the nature
of a truly just and humane military effort. Dilbeck tells how Union
commanders crafted rules of conduct to ensure their soldiers
defeated the Confederacy as swiftly as possible while also limiting
the total destruction unleashed by the fighting. Dilbeck explores
how Union soldiers abided by official just-war policies as they
battled guerrillas, occupied cities, retaliated against enemy
soldiers, and came into contact with Confederate civilians. In
contrast to recent scholarship focused solely on the Civil War's
carnage, Dilbeck details how the Union sought both to deal sternly
with Confederates and to adhere to certain constraints. The Union's
earnest effort to wage a just war ultimately helped give the Civil
War its distinct character, a blend of immense destruction and
remarkable restraint.
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