Contrasts the differences between the expectations and experience of battle for Civil War soldiers, and discusses the concepts of courage and honor.

Includes index. Copy 6 donated by the family of Lieutenant Colonel Loyal (Red) Mumford Pease (February 19, 1917 to April 15, 2011) who served as an officer in the 25th Company Bomb Disposal Squad in the United States Army during WWII.

Introduction / Part I. Courage's war. Courage at the core -- Courage from battlefield to hospital -- Courage as the cement of armies -- The uses of courage -- Courage and civilian society / Part II. A perilous education. Unexpected adversaries -- Sword and shovel -- Unraveling convictions -- The new severity -- A warfare of terror -- Unraveling ties -- Disillusionment / Epilogue -- Dramatis personae.