An edition of The gentlemen and the roughs
(2010)
The gentlemen and the roughs
violence, honor, and manhood in the Union Army
by Lorien Foote
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Military life, Social aspects, Violence, Social classes, United States, Masculinity, Social conflict, Social conditions, Soldiers, United States. Army, Honor, History, United states, army, history, United states, army, military life, Social classes, united states, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, societies, etc.Places
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The gentlemen and the roughs: violence, honor, and manhood in the Union Army
2010, New York University Press
in English
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Table of Contents
Introduction: The contested terms of manhood
"A good moral regiment" : conduct unbecoming a gentleman
"The model of the gentleman" : gentility and self-control
"A regular old-fashioned free fight" : physical prowess and honor
"If you will go with me outside the lines" : dueling and the degenerate affair of honor
"The thick-fingered clowns" : social status and discipline
"The shoulder-strap gentry" : officers, privates, and equal manhood
Conclusion: The war for manhood
Appendix.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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