Behind the fighting
By: edited by Tim Cooke
Series: Curriculum connections: Civil War
Publisher: Brown Bear Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Redding, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781936333448
Subjects: Soldiers; Armed Forces; Military life; Juvenile Encyclopedias; History
Description: "In an alphabetical almanac format, describes the people, attitudes, conditions, and events that were part of a soldier's life beyond the battle field before and after the fighting broke out"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Camp followers; title: Camp life; title: Demobilization; title: Draft riots; title: Espionage and counterespionage; title: Flags; title: Impressment; title: Lost cause; title: Mascots; title: Medals and honors; title: Medicine; title: Memorials and souvenirs; title: Military academies; title: Military bands; title: Morale; title: Music; title: National cemeteries; title: Native American participation; title: Newspapers and reporters; title: Nurses and nursing; title: Pacifism; title: Payment and pensions; title: Photography; title: Propaganda; title: Public opinion; title: Recruitment; title: Religion; title: Sickness and disease; title: Sultana disaster; title: Training; title: Uniforms.