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For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War.
Few events in American history command the level of interest sustained by the Civil War. As with any decisive occurrence, interpretations of the cause and nature of the conflict are frequently influenced by the prevailing social and political climate of the affected society, a fact that should concern historians interested in maintaining the integrity of historical accuracy.
Recent popular scholarship serves as a testimony to the vast variety of interpretations of the causes and purpose of the war, the motives that encouraged soldiers to fight, and the value of accomplishment in relation to the bloody cost. Many arguments remain based on traditional interpretations of events, while others are clearly subject to a ...
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- Magazine article from: Journal of Southern History Shattuck, Gardiner H., Jr. November 1, 2003 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) Hahn, Trudi May 17, 1998 700+ words
...Horwitz's plunge into the Civil War reenactment culture provides...field, just as their Civil War brethren did. But the...be clinging to the Lost Cause, such as June Wells...school officially omits the Civil War - and its issues - from...
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- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times July 24, 2004 700+ words
...the myth of the Lost Cause had grown much weaker...to say that the Lost Cause is dead. As Tony Horwitz...that before the Lost Cause novelists found readers...about the underlying causes of the American Civil War. Some historians insist...
