West Pointers and the Civil War
Subtitle: the old army in war and peace
By: Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh.
Series: Civil War America
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chapel Hill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9780807832783
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
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Colonials, continentals, and federals : the origins of American military professionalism; title: Tactical expertise and the U.S. Army before the war with Mexico; title: The old army's vindication : the Mexican war; title: Tactical continuity in the decade before the Civil War; title: The beginning of the end : the old army on the precipice; title: War in earnest : the first battles of 1861; title: The Peninsula : Lee and McClellan leave their legacies; title: Morale, cohesion, and competence from Second Bull Run to Missionary Ridge; title: Decisions east and west : the end of the Civil War.