Reluctant Rebels - Kenneth W. Noe - Bog

After the feverish mobilization of secession had faded, why did Southern men join the Confederate army? Kenneth Noe examines the motives and subsequent performance of "later enlisters". He offers a nuanced view of men who have often been cast as less committed to the cause, rekindling the debate over who these later enlistees were, why they joined, and why they stayed and fought.