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

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

Most Civil War generals were graduates of West Point, and many of them helped transform the US Army from what was little better than an armed mob that performed poorly during the War of 1812 into the competent fighting force that won the Mexican War. This title offers a portrait of the American army...

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Main Author: Hsieh, Wayne Wei-siang
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2009
Series:Civil War America (Series)
Subjects:
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.
Electronic books.
Biography
Biographies.
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