The Gentlemen and the Roughs

The Gentlemen and the Roughs
Author: Lorien Foote
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2013-06-21
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1479897841


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In this contribution to Civil War and gender history, Lorien Foote reveals that internal battles were fought against the backdrop of manhood. Clashing ideals of manliness produced myriad conflicts when educated, refined, and wealthy officers found themselves commanding a hard-drinking group of fighters.