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The American Army in transition, 1865-1898 / Michael L. Tate.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Tate, Michael L.
Series:
Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series 1080-4749
Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series. American soldiers' lives
The Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series, 1080-4749
American soldiers' lives
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
United States. Army--History--19th century.
United States.
United States. Army--Military life--History--19th century.
United States. Army.
History.
Physical Description:
xvii, 204 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Place of Publication:
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007.
Summary:
Join the Indian Scouts who rode with the U.S. Army in the Wild West, the soldiers who fought in the Indian Wars of the late nineteenth century, and the military men who worked on the Reconstruction of the South.
Contents:
Overview : reshaping the U.S. Army after the Civil War
From glory to ambiguity : recruitment of a peacetime army
New duties : from Reconstruction South to Old West
Armed laborers : building and maintaining a network of posts
The regimental family : patronage, power, and social dynamics
Off duty, on post : the search for recreation and entertainment
Many missions : a multipurpose army on the frontier
"Tigers of the human species" : military views of the American Indian
Black regulars : racial realities in a white man's army
Twilight of the old army.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [163]-197) and index.
ISBN:
9780313332128
0313332126
OCLC:
77522791

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