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A01=Alexandre F. Caillot
Author_Alexandre F. Caillot
battles
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Civil War
cohesion
Confederacy
enlistment
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historians
history
motivation
North
Overland Campaign
patriotism
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soldiers
trench warfare
United States
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why men fought
Product details
- ISBN 9780807183830
- Dimensions: 229 x 21mm
- Publication Date: 07 May 2025
- Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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In Late to the Fight, Alexandre F. Caillot explores the combat performance of the Union soldiers who filled newly raised regiments that fought through the Civil War's final year. Historians have typically regarded these late enlistees as substandard to those who signed on at the war's start. Using the experiences of the 17th Vermont and 31st Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiments to assess the record of late-arriving soldiers under fire, Caillot shows that these forgotten boys in blue left behind a record of valor and sacrifice essential to achieving the destruction of the Confederacy.
Alexandre F. Caillot holds a doctorate in history from Temple University.
