Curmudgeons, Drunkards, and Outright Fools: The Courts-Martial of Civil War Union Colonels

by Thomas P. Lowry

Book Overview

During the Civil War, a Union colonel was five times more likely to be court-martialed than a private. Worse, courts-martial of all ranks increased by 400 percent in the winter months. Among the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803280246
• ISBN13: 9780803280243
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Unp - Bison Books
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Colorful anecdotes and a deeper examination

Drunkards & Outright Fools: Courts-martial Of Civil War Union Colonels by Civil War enthusiast and expert Thomas P. Lowry focuses on illustrative case studies as well as a broad-based statistical exploration to better understand why, or at least how in the Union Army, a colonel during the American Civil War was five times more likely to be court-martialed than a private. Colorful anecdotes and a deeper examination of the severities of the times make Drunkards & Outright Fools a unique and inherently fascinating addition to any civil war reference collections or supplemental reading list.