Soldiering, Manhood, and Coming of Age: A Northern Volunteer

TitleSoldiering, Manhood, and Coming of Age: A Northern Volunteer
Publication TypeBook Chapter
Year of Publication1992
AuthorsMitchell, Reid
EditorClinton, Catherine, and Nina Silber
Book TitleDivided Houses: Gender and the Civil War
Pagination43-54
PublisherOxford University Press
CityNew York
Abstract

This chapter studies the story of the Union volunteer Cyrus F. Boyd and other young Northern volunteers who signed up for the American Civil War (1861-65) and their war experiences based on autobiographical sources. It explores their identity as young men and soldiers.

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