The Army Under Fire: The Politics of Antimilitarism in the Civil War Era
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Cecily Zander for The Army Under Fire: The Politics of Antimilitarism in the Civil War Era (Louisiana State University Press). Dr. Zander is an Assistant Professor of History at Texas Woman’s University and a Senior Fellow at Southern Methodist University’s Center for Presidential History.
The prize committee praised Dr. Zander’s book as follows: “Cecily Zander’s The Army Under Fire rehabilitates antimilitarism as a central but underappreciated attribute of nineteenth-century American life. Well-written and persuasively argued, the book enhances our understanding of the causes of the Civil War, the ways in which Union armies fought, and why Reconstruction was, paradoxically, a limited revolution. Above all, Zander offers readers a sobering yet necessary reflection on the constraints of what could be achieved during the Civil War period. While it's common to regret the "lost moments " of fully realizing the goals of Union and emancipation, such an outlook can fail to illuminate the reasons why and how history unfolded as it did. Perhaps, as Zander reminds us, the wartime goals as defined by the loyal citizenry were realized after all.”
ISBN
9780807181409
Publication Date
5-1-2025
Relational Format
book
Publisher
LSU Press
Disciplines
United States History
Recommended Citation
Zander, Cecily N., "The Army Under Fire: The Politics of Antimilitarism in the Civil War Era" (2025). Wiley-Silver Prize. 13.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/wiley-silver/13