{"product_id":"civil-war-soldiers-9780140263336","title":"Civil War Soldiers","description":"The soldiers on both sides of the Civil War were united by a common history, and yet the legacy of this past was ambiguous, upholding both rebellion and union. Union and Confederate men went to war as Americans, convinced they fought an un-American, savage enemy. The war they fought was as emotional and catastrophic as any in history, a violent crucible that forged a new national identity. \u003ci\u003eCivil War Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e is a fresh and compelling attempt to fathom the war's significance--then and now--and makes immediate the charged issues and bitter ironies of a nation torn by a conflict over the common ideals of liberty and justice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on diaries and letters, the focus of this pioneering study is on the men who fought, caught up in a conflict whose causes and consequences seemed as complex and contradictory to the soldiers themselves as they do to us. Reid Mitchell re-creates their experience and discusses the questions one would have most wanted to ask them: Why did you fight? How did you feel about slavery and race? What did you take home from the war? What legacy have you left us? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fresh insights, startling descriptions, and poignant human detail about the war from the men who fought it.\"--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50917439045906,"sku":"9780140263336","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_53e5e6fb-5218-4097-9f46-8f187306e5eb.jpg?v=1738867195","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/civil-war-soldiers-9780140263336","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}