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950386
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b704756
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Hsieh, Wayne Wei-siang.
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| Title & Author
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West Pointers and the Civil War : : the old army in war and peace /\ Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh.
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| Publication Statement
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Chapel Hill :: University of North Carolina Press,, 2009.
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| Series Statement
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Civil War America
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1 online resource (xiii, 285 pages)
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| ISBN
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0807832782
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: 0807898562
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: 1469605082
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: 1469621932
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: 9780807832783
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: 9780807898567
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: 9781469605081
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: 9781469621937
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9780807832783
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-165) and index.
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| Contents
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Colonials, continentals, and federals : the origins of American military professionalism -- Tactical expertise and the U.S. Army before the war with Mexico -- The old army's vindication : the Mexican war -- Tactical continuity in the decade before the Civil War -- The beginning of the end : the old army on the precipice -- War in earnest : the first battles of 1861 -- The Peninsula : Lee and McClellan leave their legacies -- Morale, cohesion, and competence from Second Bull Run to Missionary Ridge -- Decisions east and west : the end of the Civil War.
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| Abstract
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Most Civil War generals were graduates of West Point, and many of them helped transform the US 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. This title offers a portrait of the American army from 1814 to the end of the Civil War.
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United States.-- History-- 19th century.
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United States.
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United States Military Academy-- Alumni and alumnae
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United States Military Academy.
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Generals-- United States-- History-- 19th century.
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Mexican War, 1846-1848-- Campaigns.
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Military art and science-- United States-- History-- 19th century.
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Generals.
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HISTORY-- Military.
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HISTORY-- United States-- Civil War Period (1850-1877)
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Military art and science.
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Military campaigns.
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Universities and colleges-- Alumni and alumnae.
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United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns.
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United States, History, Military, To 1900.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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355.00973
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| LC Classification
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E181.H79 2009eb
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