A higher duty
Subtitle: desertion among Georgia troops during the Civil War
By: Mark A. Weitz.
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Lincoln
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
Subjects: Desertion, Military -- Georgia -- History -- 19th century; Desertion, Military -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Desertions; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Desertions; Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects
Description: "This book addresses the most important issues associated with Confederate desertion. How many soldiers actually deserted, when did they desert, and why? What does Confederate desertion say about Confederate nationalism and the war effort? Mark A. Weitz has taken his argument beyond the obvious reasons for desertion - that war is a horrific and cruel experience - and examined the emotional and psychological reasons that might induce a soldier to desert.

Just as loyalty to his fellow soldiers might influence a man to charge into a hail of lead, loyalty to his wife and family could lead him to risk a firing squad in order to return home."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-218) and index.