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Of Duty Well and Faithfully Done: A History of the Regular Army in the Civil War
Clayton R. Newell
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Description for Of Duty Well and Faithfully Done: A History of the Regular Army in the Civil War
Hardback. A comprehensive description of the Regular Army during the Civil War era. Series: Studies in War, Society, and the Military. Num Pages: 424 pages, 30 illustrations, 1 map, 44 tables, 3 charts, 1 appendix. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1111.
On the eve of the Civil War, the Regular Army of the United States was small, dispersed, untrained for large-scale operations, and woefully unprepared to suppress the rebellion of the secessionist states. Although the Regular Army expanded significantly during the war, reaching nearly sixty-seven thousand men, it was necessary to form an enormous army of state volunteers that overshadowed the Regulars and bore most of the combat burden. Nevertheless, the Regular Army played several critically important roles, notably providing leaders and exemplars for the Volunteers and managing the administration and logistics of the entire Union Army. In this first comprehensive ... Read more
On the eve of the Civil War, the Regular Army of the United States was small, dispersed, untrained for large-scale operations, and woefully unprepared to suppress the rebellion of the secessionist states. Although the Regular Army expanded significantly during the war, reaching nearly sixty-seven thousand men, it was necessary to form an enormous army of state volunteers that overshadowed the Regulars and bore most of the combat burden. Nevertheless, the Regular Army played several critically important roles, notably providing leaders and exemplars for the Volunteers and managing the administration and logistics of the entire Union Army. In this first comprehensive ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Series
Studies in War, Society, and the Military
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803219106
SKU
V9780803219106
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About Clayton R. Newell
Both Clayton R. Newell and Charles R. Shrader finished their military careers as the chief of the historical services division at the U.S. Army Center of Military History and are now independent scholars and historical consultants. Newell is the author or editor of several books, including Lee vs. McClellan: The First Campaign; Shrader has also written or edited a number ... Read more
Reviews for Of Duty Well and Faithfully Done: A History of the Regular Army in the Civil War
"Clayton Newell and Charles Shrader have created the literature's best one stop resource for the Regular Army in the Civil War."—Andrew Waggenhoffer, Civil War Books and Authors "This is a careful examination and explanation of the army's departments, their functions, success and failures during the war. . . . The authors have a very sure hand, presenting information in a combination of ... Read more