The Confederate army went to war to defend a nation of slaveholding states, and although men rushed to recruiting stations for many reasons, they understood that the fundamental political issue at stake in the conflict was the future of slavery. Most Confederate soldiers were not slaveholders themselves, but they were products of the largest and most prosperous slaveholding civilization the world had ever seen, and they sought to maintain clear divisions between black and white, master and servant, free and slave.
In Marching Masters Colin Woodward explores not only the...
The Confederate army went to war to defend a nation of slaveholding states, and although men rushed to recruiting stations for many reasons, they u...
Explores the importance of slavery in the minds of Confederate soldiers and its effects on military policy and decision making. Beyond showing how essential the defense of slavery was in motivating Confederate troops to fight, Woodward examines the Rebels' persistent belief in the need to defend slavery and deploy it militarily as the war raged on.
Explores the importance of slavery in the minds of Confederate soldiers and its effects on military policy and decision making. Beyond showing how ess...
