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What They Fought For, 1861-1865, by the renowned historian James M. McPherson, is an exceptional discourse on the Civil War, a colloquy among the very men who risked their lives in that conflict. McPherson draws on the letters or diaries of nearly one thousand Union and Confederate soldiers in investigating what motivated those who fought the Civil War. His conclusion that most of them felt a keen sense of patriotic and ideological commitment counters the prevailing belief that Civil War soldier

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Author

McPherson, James M.

Publisher

Louisiana State University Press

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9780807119044

Category

history

Subjects

History, Civil War Period (1850 1877), Humanities

Rating

4.4 / 5 (170 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14