Gentlemen and Rascals
Subtitle: the U.S. Army on the frontier, 1784-1845
By: by James R. Hinds ; with uniform plates by Raymond S. Johnson.
Publisher: Historicon Pubs.
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Las Vegas, Nev
Language: eng
Number of pages: 329
Subjects: United States. Army -- History -- 18th century.; United States. Army -- History -- 19th century.; United States -- History -- 1783-1865.
First sentence: The Indian wars of the first half century were fought largely by militia forces, often inefficient, at their best splendid warriors, but hardly soldiers.
Description: This book describes the early U.S. Army as a military system, and it is not a combat narrative, although it does cite some battles as examples of different practices.  It consists of a preface, contents, list of tables and illustration, a text comprising four chapters, notes, a bibliography, an appendix with the articles of war, 1806, and certain legislation modifying them.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-329).