http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/honor Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 03 May 2026 10:16:43 -0400 Sun, 03 May 2026 10:16:43 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/641/duty-in-the-face-of-defeat-the-confederate-soldiers-perseverance By William D. Jones - By 1864 and 1865, the effects of three years of war were like symptoms of a terrible disease afflicting the Confederacy. Internal divisions caused by perceptions of an overreaching and ineffectual government, antagonistic class and state objectives, economic woes, and a general decrease in morale caused by a lack of military successes were among the illnesses that plagued the South. Although these developments applied mainly to the home-front, the Confederate soldier was also affected. What was it, then, that compelled these men to continue to suffer and risk their lives in a war that was slowly... Fri, 11 May 2012 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/641/duty-in-the-face-of-defeat-the-confederate-soldiers-perseverance