The Civil War and Its Place in Military History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22007485 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lorien Foote, Megan L Bever, Eric Michael Burke, Eric Burke, J P Clark (0000-0001-7793-4731), Jeff Clark, Le'trice D Donaldson, Shane Makowicki, Jennifer Murray (0000-0003-0622-8631), Jennifer M Murray, Susannah J Ural |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 4-32 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of the Civil War Era (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2159-9807 • E-ISSN: 2154-4727 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/cwe.2025.a952580 |
| OpenAlex | W4408078208 |
| Language | EN |
This roundtable discussion among War and Society historians places the American Civil War in a comparative military context. It suggests that the conflict between the Union and the Confederacy was an aberration in the broader military history of the United States and the world. Scholars consider citizenship, Black military service, masculinity, the evolution of the regular army, volunteer and conscript armies, the myth of the decisive battle, guerrilla conflict, the nature of the home front and battlefront, and interservice rivalry. The roundtable concludes with an assessment of the application of digital tools and AI
Economic history · Military history · Political science · Spanish Civil War · American Constitutional Law and Politics · American History and Culture · History · Law · Race, History, and American Society
| Highly cited | No |
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