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Author:   Steven Ramold
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Northern Illinois University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9780875804088

ISBN 10:   087580408
Pages:   454
Publication Date:   15 October 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: Ancient un-American articles : American Military Justice to 1861 Two: Damn Fool! : The Relationship between Officers and Enlisted Men Three: Fields of Satan : The Impulse of Indiscipline Four: Brawls, riots, and midnight orgies : Alcohol and the Union Army Five: There were threats to shoot the officers : Insubordination in Various Forms Six: The Pernicious Practice of Treasonable Persons : Desertion in the Union Army Seven: Descend to the level of the barbarians : Theft, Property, and Violent Crimes 0 Eight: No punishment can be too severe : The Process of Courts-martial Nine: We have no right to shoot them : The Application of Punishment Epilogue Notes Works Cited Index

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<p> An ambitious, thorough, remarkably well-researched, and well-written examination of discipline, military justice, and punishment in the Union Army.... It makes an important contribution to the field. --William Skelton, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point<p> As far as I know, there is nothing like this work out there, and if there is, it is certainly not as deeply researched and as thoroughly argued as this. [It] provides more valuable insights into the world--at home and in camp and field--of the Northern volunteer in the Civil War. --William B. Feis, Buena Vista University

An ambitious, thorough, remarkably well-researched, and well-written examination of discipline, military justice, and punishment in the Union Army.... It makes an important contribution to the field. -- William Skelton, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point As far as I know, there is nothing like this work out there, and if there is, it is certainly not as deeply researched and as thoroughly argued as this. [It] provides more valuable insights into the world—at home and in camp and field—of the Northern volunteer in the Civil War. -- William B. Feis, Buena Vista University

An ambitious, thorough, remarkably well-researched, and well-written examination of discipline, military justice, and punishment in the Union Army.... It makes an important contribution to the field. --William Skelton, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point As far as I know, there is nothing like this work out there, and if there is, it is certainly not as deeply researched and as thoroughly argued as this. [It] provides more valuable insights into the world--at home and in camp and field--of the Northern volunteer in the Civil War. --William B. Feis, Buena Vista University

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Steven J. Ramold is Associate Professor of History at Eastern Michigan University. He is the author of Slaves, Sailors, Citizens.

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