Raising the White Flag: How Surrender Defined the American Civil War by Silkenat, David

Raising the White Flag: How Surrender Defined the American Civil War

The American Civil War began with a laying down of arms by Union troops at Fort Sumter,...
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Author: David Silkenat
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Raising the White Flag: How Surrender Defined the American Civil War by Silkenat, David

Raising the White Flag: How Surrender Defined the American Civil War

Dhs. 334.99

Raising the White Flag: How Surrender Defined the American Civil War

Dhs. 334.99
Author: David Silkenat
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
The American Civil War began with a laying down of arms by Union troops at Fort Sumter, and it ended with a series of surrenders, most famously at Appomattox Courthouse. But in the intervening four years, both Union and Confederate forces surrendered en masse on scores of other occasions. Indeed, roughly one out of every four soldiers surrendered at some point during the conflict. In no other American war did surrender happen so frequently.

David Silkenat here provides the first comprehensive study of Civil War surrender, focusing on the conflicting social, political, and cultural meanings of the action. Looking at the conflict from the perspective of men who surrendered, Silkenat creates new avenues to understand prisoners of war, fighting by Confederate guerillas, the role of southern Unionists, and the experiences of African American soldiers. The experience of surrender also sheds valuable light on the culture of honor, the experience of combat, and the laws of war.



Author: David Silkenat
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 04/01/2019
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.50h x 8.70w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781469649726


Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2019

About the Author
Silkenat, David: - David Silkenat is senior lecturer of American history at the University of Edinburgh.

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