Years of transition, 1865-1898
By: Michael L. Tate.
Series: Greenwood Press "daily life through history" series; American soldiers' lives
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780313332128
Subjects: United States. -- Army -- History -- 19th century; United States. -- Army -- Military life -- History -- 19th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Overview : reshaping the United States Army after the Civil War; title: From glory to ambiguity : recruitment of a peacetime army; title: New duties : from Reconstruction South to Old West; title: Armed laborers : building and maintaining a system of posts; title: The regimental family : patronage, power, and social dynamics; title: Off duty, on post : the search for recreation and entertainment; title: Many missions : a multipurpose army on the frontier; title: Tigers of the human species : military views of the American Indian; title: Black regulars : racial realities in a white man's army; title: Twilight of the old army.