'Tis Not Our War: Avoiding Military Service in the Civil War North (Taylor - CH) James Pula by Peniel E

by Peniel E

and writing for the wider Civil War community

The Sherfy Orchard - Sonny Fulks

Following the exploits of audacious Wing Commander George Westlake and his elite team

housing extensive research from letters

'Tis Not Our War: Avoiding Military Service in the Civil War North (Taylor - CH) James Pula by Peniel Eby Paul Taylor James McPhersons classic book For Cause & Comrades explained why men fought in the Civil Warand spurred countless other historians to ask and attempt to answer the same question. But few have explored why men did not fight. Thats the question Paul Taylor answers in this groundbreaking Civil War history that examines the reasons why at least 60 percent of service eligible men in the North chose not to serve and why, to some extent, their