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I am looking for a book that would have content on gentleman behavior in the civil war. It has been called the last war between gentlemen. Does anyone know of such a book already written?.

Yep, not many stones left to turn over when it comes to the Civil War.

Here's where you can buy a study of Union honor and behavior on amazon http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0814727905/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0814727905&linkCode=as2&tag=stucosuccess-20

Check out this site while you are waiting for it to come in the mail.
http://www.artofmanliness.com/2012/11/12/manly-honor-part-iv-the-gentlemen-and-the-roughs-the-stoic-christian-code-of-honor-in-the-american-north/


Volumes focused on Southern honor and behavior:

Southern Honor: Ethics and Behavior in the Old South by Bertram Wyatt-Brown

Plain Folk of the Old South by Frank Lawrence Owsley

Common Whites: Class and Culture in Antebellum North Carolina by Bill Cecil-Fronsman

Cracker Culture: Celtic Ways in the Old South by Grady McWhiney

Culture Of Honor: The Psychology Of Violence In The South by Richard E Nisbett and Dov Cohen

You have some good recomendations already, but ill add this http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1064&context=english_diss

Thanks guys. But these seem to be more about what was considered gentlemen behavior. I was more looking for examples during the war of such behavior.

I would read Killer Angels by Michael Shaara, Company Aytch by Sam Watkins, and Red Badge of Courage by Shelby Foote if you haven't already. Some of the best out there. I ordered this annotated version of Company Aytch that features battle maps and such called "Side Show of the Big Show." You can get it off Amazon for around eight dollars, I got mine for 11 dollars from the U.S. Book Depository (seller on Amazon) so I know it will be in good condition.

Thanks for the advice, ordered books on the way.