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  • Conclusion - “When Cowards Shrink and Brave Men Die”

  • Lesley J. Gordon, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
  • Book:
    Dread Danger
    Published online:
    07 November 2024
    Print publication:
    21 November 2024, pp 282-284

  • Summary

    The Conclusion returns to the need for historians to recognize the topic of cowardice in combat in order to gain a fuller understanding of war. Recovering the complicated histories of the Fire Zouaves and the 2nd Texas further helps to disassemble the glorification of war-making.

  • 4 - “The Display of Soldiery”: Texas

  • from Part II - The 2nd Texas Infantry Regiment
  • Lesley J. Gordon, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
  • Book:
    Dread Danger
    Published online:
    07 November 2024
    Print publication:
    21 November 2024, pp 139-181

  • Summary

    Chapter 4 introduces the second regiment in this study, the 2nd Texas Infantry. It describes its founding and officers, largely representative of the Texas elite. Like the Fire Zouaves, white male Texans had a reputation for bravery, so the expectations that they would make good and courageous soldiers were equally high. But there were signs of problems even in their early days, including discontent by some of their leaders and concerns over supplies. The chapter ends with the regiment hurriedly rushing to the front for expected battle.