- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Desertion during the Civil War
- Creator:
- Davis, Stephen
- Date of Original:
- 2010-09-10
- Subject:
- Military deserters--Georgia
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Desertions - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article. Desertion plagued Georgia regiments during the Civil War (1861-65) and, in addition to other factors, debilitated the Confederate war effort. Deserters were not merely cowards or ne'er-do-wells; some were seasoned veterans from battle-hardened regiments.
GSE identifier: SS8H5 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/desertion-during-the-civil-war/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "The Andrews Raid," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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