TY  - BOOK
AU  - Weitz,Mark A.
TI  - A higher duty: desertion among Georgia troops during the Civil War 
SN  - 0803247915 (cl : alk. paper)
AV  - E 559 .W45 2000
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Lincoln
PB  - University of Nebraska Press
KW  - Desertion, Military
KW  - Georgia
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - United States
KW  - Civil War, 1861-1865
KW  - Desertions
KW  - Social aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-218) and index; 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
N2  - 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
ER  -