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West Pointers and the Civil War : the old army in war and peace Cover Image Book

West Pointers and the Civil War : the old army in war and peace / Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh.

Hsieh, Wayne Wei-siang. (Author).

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  • ISBN: 0807832782
  • ISBN: 9780807832783
  • Physical Description: xiii, 285 pages : illustrations, plans ; 25 cm.
  • Publisher: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2009]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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.
United States Military Academy > Alumni and alumnae > Biography.
Military art and science > United States > History > 19th century.
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.
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