Book contents
- Dread Danger
- Dread Danger
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction “Almost Enough to Make Cowards of the Bravest Men”
- Part I The 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
- Part II The 2nd Texas Infantry Regiment
- 4 “The Display of Soldiery”: Texas
- 5 “A Pack of Cowards”: Tennessee and Mississippi
- 6 “A Skeleton of Itself”: Mississippi and Texas
- Conclusion “When Cowards Shrink and Brave Men Die”
- Bibliography
- Index
5 - “A Pack of Cowards”: Tennessee and Mississippi
from Part II - The 2nd Texas Infantry Regiment
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 November 2024
Book contents
- Dread Danger
- Dread Danger
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction “Almost Enough to Make Cowards of the Bravest Men”
- Part I The 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
- Part II The 2nd Texas Infantry Regiment
- 4 “The Display of Soldiery”: Texas
- 5 “A Pack of Cowards”: Tennessee and Mississippi
- 6 “A Skeleton of Itself”: Mississippi and Texas
- Conclusion “When Cowards Shrink and Brave Men Die”
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 5 recounts the 2nd Texas’ first battle experience at Shiloh and the subsequent allegations of cowardice. It explains efforts by the men to defend themselves, as well as their supporters. Their Col. John C. Moore filed multiple reports to explain his unit’s actions the second day of the fight; their Lt. Col. William P. Rogers vowed to prove his men’s valor.
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- Dread DangerCowardice and Combat in the American Civil War, pp. 182 - 226Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024