The Resource Inglorious passages : noncombat deaths in the American Civil War, Brian Steel Wills
Inglorious passages : noncombat deaths in the American Civil War, Brian Steel Wills
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- Summary
- Of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who died in the Civil War, two-thirds, by some estimates, were felled by disease; untold others were lost to accidents, murder, suicide, sunstroke, and drowning. Meanwhile thousands of civilians in both the north and south perished--in factories, while caught up in battles near their homes, and in other circumstances associated with wartime production and supply. These "inglorious passages," no less than the deaths of soldiers in combat, devastated the armies in the field and families and communities at home. Inglorious Passages for the first time gives these noncombat deaths due consideration. In letters, diaries, obituaries, and other accounts, eminent Civil War historian Brian Steel Wills finds the powerful and poignant stories of fatal accidents and encounters and collateral civilian deaths that occurred in the factories and fields of the Union and the Confederacy from 1861 to 1865. Wills retrieves these stories from obscurity and the cold calculations of statistics to reveal the grave toll these losses exacted on soldiers and civilians, families and society. In its intimate details and its broad scope, his book demonstrates that for those who served and those who supported them, noncombat fatalities were as significant as battle deaths in impressing the full force of the American Civil War on the people called upon to live through it. With the publication of Inglorious Passages, those who paid the supreme sacrifice, regardless of situation or circumstance, will at last be included in the final tabulation of the nation's bloodiest conflict
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xi, 404 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction: "This inglorious taking off"
- The first fatalities
- The battle in camp
- "The rhythm of the rails"
- Not fooling with Mother Nature
- Slipshod soldiering
- Not so friendly fire
- "As neere to heaven by sea"
- Industrial and storage mishaps
- Collateral casualties
- Not cheating the hangman
- Conclusion: "There is no glory in it"
- Isbn
- 9780700625086
- Label
- Inglorious passages : noncombat deaths in the American Civil War
- Title
- Inglorious passages
- Title remainder
- noncombat deaths in the American Civil War
- Statement of responsibility
- Brian Steel Wills
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who died in the Civil War, two-thirds, by some estimates, were felled by disease; untold others were lost to accidents, murder, suicide, sunstroke, and drowning. Meanwhile thousands of civilians in both the north and south perished--in factories, while caught up in battles near their homes, and in other circumstances associated with wartime production and supply. These "inglorious passages," no less than the deaths of soldiers in combat, devastated the armies in the field and families and communities at home. Inglorious Passages for the first time gives these noncombat deaths due consideration. In letters, diaries, obituaries, and other accounts, eminent Civil War historian Brian Steel Wills finds the powerful and poignant stories of fatal accidents and encounters and collateral civilian deaths that occurred in the factories and fields of the Union and the Confederacy from 1861 to 1865. Wills retrieves these stories from obscurity and the cold calculations of statistics to reveal the grave toll these losses exacted on soldiers and civilians, families and society. In its intimate details and its broad scope, his book demonstrates that for those who served and those who supported them, noncombat fatalities were as significant as battle deaths in impressing the full force of the American Civil War on the people called upon to live through it. With the publication of Inglorious Passages, those who paid the supreme sacrifice, regardless of situation or circumstance, will at last be included in the final tabulation of the nation's bloodiest conflict
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1959-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Wills, Brian Steel
- Dewey number
- 973.7/1
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E468.9
- LC item number
- .W58 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Modern war studies
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Soldiers
- War casualties
- United States
- United States
- Label
- Inglorious passages : noncombat deaths in the American Civil War, Brian Steel Wills
- Bar code
- 31223125611211
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-375) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: "This inglorious taking off" -- The first fatalities -- The battle in camp -- "The rhythm of the rails" -- Not fooling with Mother Nature -- Slipshod soldiering -- Not so friendly fire -- "As neere to heaven by sea" -- Industrial and storage mishaps -- Collateral casualties -- Not cheating the hangman -- Conclusion: "There is no glory in it"
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xi, 404 pages
- Isbn
- 9780700625086
- Lccn
- 2017038280
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)986128086
- Label
- Inglorious passages : noncombat deaths in the American Civil War, Brian Steel Wills
- Bar code
- 31223125611211
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-375) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: "This inglorious taking off" -- The first fatalities -- The battle in camp -- "The rhythm of the rails" -- Not fooling with Mother Nature -- Slipshod soldiering -- Not so friendly fire -- "As neere to heaven by sea" -- Industrial and storage mishaps -- Collateral casualties -- Not cheating the hangman -- Conclusion: "There is no glory in it"
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xi, 404 pages
- Isbn
- 9780700625086
- Lccn
- 2017038280
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)986128086
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