American Soldier, 1866-1916
Subtitle: The Enlisted Man and the Transformation of the United States Army
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 341
ISBN-13: 9781476667256
Subjects: United states, army
Description: "Following the Civil War, the U.S. Army underwent a decline. Soldiers served at remote posts with harsh weather, bad food and poor living conditions. Drawing on soldiers' narratives, personal letters and official records, the author explores the common soldier's experience during the Reconstruction Era, the Indian Wars, the Spanish-American War, the Philippine-American War and more"--