Article Title
Rites of Retaliation: Civilization, Soldiers, and Campaigns in the American Civil War.
ISBN
9781469665276
Publication Date
October 2021
Price
22.95
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Abstract
Joseph Beilein Jr. reviewed Lorien Foote’s Rites of Retaliation: Civilization, Soldiers, and Campaigns in the American Civil War, and came away from reading it convinced it is a “well-executed contribution to Civil War history.” Foote shows that both U.S. and Confederate leaders tried to wage a war based on commonly held concepts of civilization and honor. Still, both sides often diverted from their civilized, honor-bound scheme, and behaved in decidedly uncivilized and dishonorable ways. Beilein writes that “This is a great book” that will appeal to a diverse audience.
DOI
10.31390/cwbr.24.2.13
Recommended Citation
Beilein, Joseph Jr.
(2022)
"Rites of Retaliation: Civilization, Soldiers, and Campaigns in the American Civil War.,"
Civil War Book Review: Vol. 24
:
Iss.
2
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DOI: 10.31390/cwbr.24.2.13
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/cwbr/vol24/iss2/13
