Overview

During the Civil War, Confederate military courts sentenced to death more soldiers from North Carolina than from any other state. This study offers the first exploration of the service records of 450 of these wayward Confederates, most often deserters. Arranged by army, corps, division and brigade, it chronicles their military trials and frequent executions and offers explanations of how the lucky and the clever were able to avoid their fate. Focus on court activity by company allows for comparisons that emphasize the wide disparity in discipline within a regiment and brigade. By stressing the effectiveness of these deadly decisions as deterrents to others, this work maintains that an earlier and wider reliance on execution would have strengthened the Confederacy sufficiently to force a negotiated end to the war, thus saving many Confederate and Federal lives.

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Author:   Aldo S. Perry
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9780786465859

ISBN 10:   0786465859
Pages:   382
Publication Date:   09 August 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Abbreviations Preface Introduction: Confederate Duty, Discipline and Death Part I: Army of Northern Virginia  1. History of North Carolina Troops in the Army of Northern Virginia  2. Third Corps, Wilcox Division, Branch-Lane-Barry Brigade  3. Third Corps, Wilcox Division, Pender-Scales Brigade  4. Third Corps, Heth Division, Pettigrew-Kirkland-MacRae Brigade  5. Third Corps, Heth Division, Cooke Brigade  6. Second Corps, Rodes Division, Daniel-Grimes Brigade  7. Second Corps, Rodes Division, Anderson-Ramseur-Cox Brigade  8. Second Corps, Early Division, Hoke-Godwin-Lewis Brigade  9. Second Corps, Early Division, Garland-Iverson-Johnston-Toon Brigade 10. First and Third North Carolina Infantry Regiments 11. First Corps Part II: Department of North Carolina 12. History of North Carolina Troops in the Department of North Carolina 13. Ransom Brigade 14. Clingman Brigade 15. Martin-Kirkland Brigade Part III: Army of Tennessee 16. History of North Carolina Troops in the Army of Tennessee 17. Fifty-Eighth and Sixtieth North Carolina Infantry Regiments 18. Twenty-Ninth and Thirty-Ninth North Carolina Infantry Regiments 19. Palmer Brigade 20. Jackson Brigade Part IV: Attached Units and Local Defense 21. Cavalry 22. Artillery 23. North Carolina Local Defense Force Epilogue: March Off, Straggle Home Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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remarkable --ARBA; substantial...a very important work...of value --Civil War News; meticulous... research...valuable --The North Carolina Historical Review.

remarkable --<i>ARBA</i>; substantial...a very important work...of value --<i>Civil War News</i>; meticulous... research...valuable --<i>The North Carolina Historical Review</i>.

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The lateAldo S. Perry was a retired project engineer for IBM. He lived in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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