Title At war with king alcohol : debating drinking and masculinity in the Civil War / Megan L. Bever

Published Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2022]

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Description 1 online resource Series Civil War America Civil War America (Series) Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction: A Revival of the Temperance Cause? -- Chapter One. Supplying the Spirit Ration in the Union and Confederate Armies -- Chapter Two. The Drinking Practices of Officers and Enlisted Men -- Chapter Three. Mishaps, Morality, Masculinity, and Military Discipline -- Chapter Four. Military Regulations and Civilian Sellers -- Chapter Five. Controlling the Traffic in the Union and Confederate States -- Chapter Six. Drinking, Duty, and Disloyalty -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes Summary "Wartime consumption of beer, wine, and spirits by civilians and soldiers in both North and South inflected debates over alcohol's effects on the individual body as well as the body politic. While drunkenness was a clear vice that threatened the war effort on both sides of the conflict, alcohol nevertheless was integral in military culture and medical departments for keeping soldiers healthy and fit for service. Bever shows how over time, the idea spread that sobriety was an essential trait of good, patriotic men, but this left Civil War veterans (many of whom continued to drink) outside the culture of acceptable masculine behavior at war's end"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z Subject United States. Army -- Military life -- History -- 19th century SUBJECT United States. Army fast Subject Soldiers -- Alcohol use -- United States -- History -- 19th century Masculinity -- United States -- History -- 19th century Drinking behavior -- United States -- History -- 19th century Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- United States -- History -- 19th century HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) Armed Forces -- Military life Drinking behavior Drinking of alcoholic beverages Masculinity Social aspects Soldiers -- Alcohol use SUBJECT United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects Subject United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781469669564 1469669560

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