The Confederate War

If one is to believe contemporary historians, the South never had a chance Many allege that the Confederacy lost the Civil War because of internal division or civilian disaffection others point to flawed military strategy or ambivalence over slavery But, argues distinguished historian Gary Gallagher, we should not ask why the Confederacy collapsed so soon but rather how it lasted so long In The Confederate War he reexamines the Confederate experience through the actions and words of the people who lived it to show how the military and the home front responded to the war, endured great hardships, and assembled armies that fought with tremendous spirit and determination. Free Read [ The Confederate War ] By [ Gary W. Gallagher ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Gary Gallagher s The Confederate War, is a short book filled with provocative questions He gets things rolling quickly, calling into question, on page 5, a ridiculous statement by Shelby Foote, sainted media darling and historian from Ken Burns epic series on the Civil War Foote s statement I think the North fought that war with one hand behind its back That s a remarkably stupid statement regarding a war that left so many dead and wounded, evenso when one considers the percentag Gary Gallagher s The Confederate War, is a short book filled with provocative questions He gets things rolling quickly, calling into question, on page 5, a ridiculous statement by Shelby Foote, sainted media darling and historian from Ken Burns epic series on the Civil War Foote s statement I think the North fought that war with one hand behind its back That s a remarkably stupid statement regarding a war that left so many dead and wounded, evenso when one considers the percentage of the population that was lost Those numbers were horrible for both sides, but when one looks at the vastly outmanned South, it s simply stunning that they were able to fight for so long According to Gallagher, the Confederacy mobilized 750,000 to 850,000 men, which represented 75 to 85% by itself an amazing number of participation of its draft age white male population 258,0...Here is the last paragraph in Gallagher s book It defies modern understanding that any people especially one in which nonslaveholding yeomen formed a solid majority would pour energy and resources into a fight profoundly tainted by the institution of slavery Yet the Confederate people did so Until historians can explainfully why they did, the story of the Civil War will remain woefully incomplete. The Confederate War goes a long way in explaining the Southern population s attachment t Here is the last paragraph in Gallagher s book It defies modern understanding that any people especially one in which nonslaveholding yeomen formed a solid majority would pour energy and resources into a fight profoundly tainted by the institution of slavery Yet the Confederate people did so Until historians can explainfully why they did, the story of the Civil War will remain woefully incomplete. The Confederate War goes a long way in explaining the Southern population s attachment to their Confederate nation Fed by a strong nationalism that survived the worst military defeats, they believed the South was the true heir to the Revolution that R E Lee was to Lincoln as Washington was to George III Gallagher convinced me that many Confederates saw their nation as a nation and were as committed to it as the Northern people were to the Union.BUT you knew that was coming, r...Noted Civil War historian Gary Gallagher takes on some of the common perceptions of the Civil War in this thoughtful historiography, The Confederate War He contends that Civil War historians look at the conflict by working backwards from Lee s surrender at Appomattox, and by examining why the South was defeated Gallagher takes on the issue in a different way, looking at the conflict from beginning to end and detailing how the Confederacy was able to last so long in the face of seemingly over Noted Civil War historian Gary Gallagher takes on some of the common perceptions of the Civil War in this thoughtful historiography, The Confederate War He contends that Civil War historians look at the conflict by working backwards...Professor Gallagher offers perhaps the most balanced approach yet written on the subject in his discussion of why and how the Confederacy persisted for four years Though far from a Lost Cause adherent indeed, a scholar on its history and its flaws , Gallagher shifts attention from the tempting notion that the Southern states unraveled from within, to the correct root cause of the South s demise unequivocal defeat on the battlefield A master of Confederate historiography, the author clearly Professor Gallagher offers perhaps the most balanc... The Confederate War, by examining the American Civil War in a context that does not assume the loss of the Confederacy, destabilizes the historiography of the Confederate South in order to get at historical truths that explain why nationalism persisted for a d...At only 170 pages this book readlike a thesis paper Some very interesting statistical data and arguments offered to rebut other historians who claim the South lost the war because of a lack of unity and effort, but he spent as much time ...another book for school finished dropping them like flies this week.In The Confederate War Gary Gallagher offers a reappraisal of the course of the Civil War Disputing a trend in the works of dominant Civil War era historians such as James McPherson, Eric Foner and Richard Beringer which focuses on internal tensions within Confederate society, Gallagher argues that Confederate citizens were remarkably united and bore extraordinary wartime sacrifices He claims that rather than crumbling from within, the Confederacy was unable to prevail in its bid for independe In The Confederate War Gary Gallagher offers a reappraisal of the course of the Civil War Disputing a trend in the works of dominant Civil War era historians such as James McPherson, Eric Foner and Richard Beringer which focuses on internal tensions within Confederate society, Gallagher argues that Confederate citizens were remarkably united and bore extraordinary wartime sacrifices He claims that rather than crumbling from within, the Confederacy was unable to prevail in its bid for independence despite a strong popular will among its citizens He asserts that historians discussing the Confederate States of America are reluctant, perhaps understandably, to recognize the kind of genuine nationalism which would legitimize the Confederate independence struggle Methodologically, the turn toward a social approach has overemphasized tensions on the home front while ignoring the importance of military events Instead of viewing issues of Confederate morale in a vacuum, he compares i...With the historiography of Civil War leaning toward its interpretation as the Confederacy s lack of unity and common sense of nationalism as a key to its failure and loss to Union forces, Gallagher seeks to cultivate sources that demonstrate this was not the case He warns against working backward from the fact that they lost to explain how they came to be there Instead, he looks at what Confederate soldiers had to say themselves about the Confederacy and their country While at times...Gallagher s book is a fine response to the list of historians who assert that the Confederacy failed because its people were not willing to make the necessary sacrifices to obtain independence He details the opposing arguments very well, and uses good primary sources and sound reasoning to refute them Gallagher does spend a lot of time outlining the arguments of his opposition some critics say too much so, but that strengthens the usefulness of the book One of things that I li...

• English
• 21 August 2018
Gary W. Gallagher
• Paperback
• 272 pages
• 0674160568
• Gary W. Gallagher
• The Confederate War