West Pointers and the Civil War : the old army in war and peace / Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh.
Record details
- ISBN: 0807832782
- ISBN: 9780807832783
- Physical Description: xiii, 285 pages : illustrations, plans ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2009]
- Copyright: ©2009
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 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.
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- United States. Army > History > 19th century.
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Mexican War, 1846-1848 > Campaigns.
Generals > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > History, Military > To 1900.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns. - Genre:
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Rutherford County Library | 355.009 Hsi (Text) | 38801101432414 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
