Dread danger: cowardice and combat in the American Civil War

Introduction: "Almost Enough to Make Cowards of the Bravest Men"

Part I: The 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment

"Soldiers, and Yet Not Soldiers" : New York & Washington, D.C "Effervescent Courage" : Virginia

"Soul Sick" : Virginia and New York

Part II: The 2nd Texas Volunteer Infantry Regiment

"The Display of Soldiery": Texas

"A Pack of Cowards": Tennessee and Mississippi

"A Skeleton of Itself" : Mississippi and Texas

Conclusion: "When Cowards Shrink and Brave Men Die"