From Gray to Blue (eBook)

Galvanized Yankees in the American Civil War

Patrick H. Garrow (Autor)

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2026 | 1
248 Seiten
University of Tennessee Press (Verlag)
978-1-62190-965-1 (ISBN)

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Amid the chaos of battle and the harsh conditions of prisoner-of-war camps, tens of thousands of soldiers from both the Union and Confederate armies made controversial decisions to switch their allegiances. Building upon his 2020 work, Changing Sides: Union Prisoners of War Who Joined the Confederate Army, Patrick Garrow explores the other side of this overlooked aspect of Civil War history. Significantly expanding on previous scholarship around galvanized Yankees, Garrow begins his study with an overview of Civil War prisons as a whole. He outlines unsavory conditions endured by prisoners of war on both sides, including a lack of proper shelter, food, potable water, and medical care. Notably, Garrow argues that the deplorable conditions of these army prisons were not the only motivator that fueled soldiers decisions to switch sides as the war waned. Garrow investigates service records, pension files, period newspapers, and regimental histories to uncover the complex motivations of Confederate prisoners of war who joined Federal forces. He documents the individual histories of twelve distinct infantry and calvary regiments, contextualizing the wartime climate, struggles, and political leanings of the soldiers grappling with survival and allegiance during the Civil War. Alongside Garrows first volume, From Gray to Blue is an insightful addition to existing Civil War scholarship that will engage and inform both history scholars and general readers.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.1.2026
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► 20. Jahrhundert bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: Ambrose Burnside • Appomattox • Benjamin Butler • Camp Douglas • Camp Douglass • Camp Morton • civil war historiography • Civil War Prison • Civil War prison hardships • Federal forces Confederate recruits • grierson • Henry Halleck • John C. Fremont • POW • Prisoners of war • Red River Campaign • Union Confederate wartime dynamics
• ISBN-10: 1-62190-965-4 / 1621909654
• ISBN-13: 978-1-62190-965-1 / 9781621909651