In this Book
- West Pointers and the Civil War: The Old Army in War and Peace
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: The University of North Carolina Press
- Series: Civil War America
summary
Most Civil War generals were graduates of West Point, and many of them helped transform the U.S. 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. Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh demonstrates how the "old army" transformed itself into a professional military force after 1814, and, more important, how "old army" methods profoundly shaped the conduct of the Civil War.
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Additional Information
ISBN
9781469605081
Related ISBN(s)
9780807832783, 9780807866009, 9780807898567, 9781469621937
MARC Record
OCLC
593325303
Pages
304
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No