9780807119044. New condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 88. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 88 p. Walter Lynwood Fleming Lectures in Southern History (Hardcover). Pulitzer Prize-winning author James McPherson (Battle Cry of Freedom) draws on the letters or diaries of nearly 1 000 Union and Confederate soldiers in investigating what motivated those who fought the Civil War. The result is both an impressive scholarly tour de force and a highly accessible account of the sentiments of both sides of the conflict.