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Soldiering in the Army of Tennessee - A Portrait of Life in a Confederate Army (Paperback)
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Soldiering in the Army of Tennessee - A Portrait of Life in a Confederate Army (Paperback)
Series: Civil War America
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In Soldiering in the Army of Tennessee Larry Daniel offers a view
from the trenches of the Confederate Army of Tennessee. his book is
not the story of the commanders, but rather shows in intimate
detail what the war in the western theater was like for the
enlisted men. Daniel argues that the unity of the Army of
Tennessee--unlike that of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern
Virginia--can be understood only by viewing the army from the
bottom up rather than the top down. The western army had neither
strong leadership nor battlefield victories to sustain it, yet it
maintained its cohesiveness. The ""glue"" that kept the men in the
ranks included fear of punishment, a well-timed religious revival
that stressed commitment and sacrifice, and a sense of comradeship
developed through the common experience of serving under losing
generals. The soldiers here tell the story in their own rich words,
for Daniel quotes from an impressive variety of sources, drawing
upon his reading of the letters and diaries of more than 350
soldiers as well as scores of postwar memoirs. They write about
rations, ordnance, medical care, punishments, the hardships of
extensive campaigning, morale, and battle. While eastern and
western soldiers were more alike than different, Daniel says, there
were certain subtle variances. Western troops were less
disciplined, a bit rougher, and less troubled by class divisions
than their eastern counterparts. Daniel concludes that shared
suffering and a belief in the ability to overcome adversity bonded
the soldiers of the Army of Tennessee into a resilient fighting
force.
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