Weitz, Mark A.,  1957- <br/><br/>
A higher duty :  desertion among Georgia troops during the Civil War / 
Mark A. Weitz. 
 - Lincoln :  University of Nebraska Press,  c2000. 
 - x, 227 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-218) and index. 
<br/><br/>Desertion among Gerogia Troops during the Civil War / Mark A. Weitz. Seeds of desertion -- Preparing for the Prodigal Son -- Patterns of flight -- Calls from home -- Faces of desertion -- Unanswered calls. 
<br/><br/> This work addresses issues associated with Confederate desertion. What does Confederate desertion say about Confederate nationalism and the war effort? Mark Weitz examines the emotional and psychological reasons that might induce a soldier to desert. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0803247915 (cl : alk. paper) 9780803247918 (cl : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>99043003 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Desertion, Military--History--Georgia--19th century.<br/>Desertion, Military--History--United States--19th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Georgia--History--Desertions.--Civil War, 1861-1865<br/>United States--History--Desertions.--Civil War, 1861-1865<br/>Georgia--History--Social aspects.--Civil War, 1861-1865<br/>United States--History--Social aspects.--Civil War, 1861-1865
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E 559  / .W45 2000