Rites of Retaliation: Civilization, Soldiers, and Campaigns in the American Civil War Foote Lorien
Rites of Retaliation: Civilization, Soldiers, and Campaigns in the American Civil War Foote Lorien During the Civil War, Union and Confederate politicians, military commanders, everyday soldiers, and…
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Rites of Retaliation: Civilization, Soldiers, and Campaigns in the American Civil War Foote Lorien
During the Civil War, Union and Confederate politicians, military commanders, everyday soldiers, and civilians claimed their approach to the conflict was civilized, in keeping with centuries of military tradition meant to restrain violence and preserve national honor. This ritual provided a forum to accuse the enemy of excessive behavior, to negotiate redress according to the laws of war, and to appeal to the judgment of other civilized nations. One hallmark of civilized warfare was a highly ritualized approach to retaliation.
When Black soldiers joined the Union army in campaigns in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, raiding plantations and liberating enslaved people, Confederates argued the war had become a servile As the war progressed, Northerners and Southerners feared they were losing their essential identity as civilized, and the attention to retaliation grew more intense.
Flags of the American Civil War
Flags of the American Civil War