What they fought for, 1861-1865
By: James M. McPherson
Edition: 1st Anchor Books ed.
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 88
Subjects: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes
Description: An analysis of the Civil War, drawing on letters and diaries by more than one thousand soldiers, gives voice to the personal reasons behind the war, offering insight into the ideology that shaped both sides.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-85) and index.
Originally published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c1994, in series: The Walter Lynwood Fleming lectures in southern history.