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Katherine Giuffre, "First in Flight: Desertion as Politics in the North Carolina Confederate Army" (1997)

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"In place of open mutiny, [powerless groups] prefer desertion...They make use of implicit understandings and informal networks...When such stratagems are abandoned in favor of more quixotic action, it is usually a sign of great desperation." Scott…

Joseph Glatthaar, The March to the Sea and Beyond (1985)

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Ever since Sherman and his army embarked upon their march to the coast of Georgia and, later, through the Carolinas, the two campaigns earned the dubious distinction as the most controversial of the Civil War and possibly in American military…

Stanly E. Godbold, Confederate Colonel and Cherokee Chief (1990)

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This secondary source was a biography of the life of William Holland Thomas, it covers his roots and follows his works until his death. Godbold and Russell utilized a number of sources; he cited manuscripts, public documents, printed collections,…

Layers of Loyalty: Confederate Nationalism and Amnesty Letters from Western North Carolina

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Discussions between governor Zeb Vance, Robert E. Lee, and Jefferson Davis on the impact that desertion made on the Confederate effort during the Civil War. This article points out that popular support for the Confederacy was never "robust" in the…

Judith Lee Hallock, "The Role of the Community in Civil War Desertion" (1983)

THE ROLE OF THE COMMUNITY
IN CIVIL WAR DESERTION
Judith Lee Hallock
Communities, like individuals, have personalities, and their response to
crises reflect their peculiar characteristics. During the Civil War,
Northern communities played an…

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William C. Harris, ''The Southern Unionist Critique of the Civil War'' (1985)

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Missing from these historiographical studies are the views of Southern Unionists. Although containing elements of both contemporary Northern and Confederate interpretations, the Unionist critique of the war is unique, providing insights into the…

B. H. Liddell Hart, Strategy (1960)

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After gaining Atlanta, Sherman took a risk greater than ever before, and for which he has been much criticized by military commentators. He was convinced that if he could march through, and ruin the rain the railway system of, Georgia-the 'granary…