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West Pointers and the Civil War : the old army in war and peace /

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Main Author: Hsieh, Wayne Wei-siang
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2009.
Series:Civil War America (Series)
Subjects:
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
United States > History, Military > To 1900.
United States Military Academy > Alumni and alumnae > Biography.
United States. > Army > History > 19th century.
Generals > United States > History > 19th century.
Mexican War, 1846-1848 > Campaigns.
Military art and science > United States > History > 19th century.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Colonials, continentals, and federals : the origins of American military professionalism
  • Tactical expertise and the U.S. Army before the war with Mexico
  • The old army's vindication : the Mexican war
  • Tactical continuity in the decade before the Civil War
  • The beginning of the end : the old army on the precipice
  • War in earnest : the first battles of 1861
  • The Peninsula : Lee and McClellan leave their legacies
  • Morale, cohesion, and competence from Second Bull Run to Missionary Ridge
  • Decisions east and west : the end of the Civil War.