Of duty well and faithfully done : a history of the regular army in the Civil War / Clayton R. Newell & Charles R. Shrader ; with a foreword by Edward M. Coffman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newell, Clayton R., 1942-

Contributor:

Shrader, Charles R.

Series:

Studies in war, society, and the military

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

United States.

United States. Army.

History.

United States. Army--Organization--History--19th century.

Organization.

Physical Description:

xvii, 381 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 27 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2011]

Contents:

The Regular Army on the Eve of the Civil War 1

The Role of the Regular Army in American Society 1

The U.S. Army before April 12, 1861 3

The Staff Departments, April 1861 6

The Line of the Army, April 1861 8

Stationing of the Army, January 1861 8

Conclusion 13

Regular Army Leaders and Personnel

1 Headquarters of the Army 17

Commander in Chief 17

Secretary of War 19

General in Chief 24

Formulation of Strategy 30

Direction of Operations 34

Civilian Personnel of the War Department 35

The Army Budget, 1861-1865 36

Conclusion 37

2 Regular Army Personnel, 1861-1865 39

Decision to Keep the Regular Army Intact 39

Expansion of the Regular Army, 1861-1865 40

Temporary Regulars 43

Enlisted Personnel 44

Officers 48

Losses of Personnel 58

Conclusion 62

The Staff Departments

3 Overview 67

Evolution of the Staff Departments to 1861 67

Expansion of the Staff Departments 69

Staff Officers in the Field 69

Staff Enlisted Personnel in the Field 71

Common Challenges and Common Solutions 72

Conclusion 83

4 The Administrative Departments 85

Adjutant General's Department 85

Inspector General's Department 90

Judge Advocate General's Department 94

Pay Department 98

Temporary Bureaus 104

Conclusion 107

5 Subsistence Department 109

Mission and Functions 109

Leadership 109

Personnel 110

Organization 111

Operations and Issues 112

Challenges and Achievements 118

6 Ordnance Department 119

Mission and Functions 119

Leadership 119

Personnel 121

Organization 122

Operations and Issues 127

Challenges and Achievements 135

7 Quartermaster's Department 139

Mission and Functions 139

Leadership 140

Personnel 141

Organization 142

Operations and Issues 151

Challenges and Achievements 161

8 Medical Department 163

Mission and Functions 163

Leadership 164

Personnel 166

Organization 168

Operations and Issues 177

Challenges and Achievements 188

The Army in the Field

9 Transition to War 193

Army Life on the Eve of the War 194

Confrontation in the East 196

Surrender in Texas 198

Events in the West 200

Adding More Regulars 203

The First Big Battle 205

War Begins in the West 210

A Year of Transition 213

10 The Infantry 215

Regimental Colonels 218

The Old Regiments 219

The New Regiments 223

Casualties 227

Valverde, February 1862 227

The Regular Infantry Division in the East 230

The Regular Infantry Brigade in the West 237

Regular Infantry in the War 242

11 The Cavalry 245

Regimental Colonels 245

Regiments 247

Casualties 252

Cavalry Horses 252

Cavalry with the Army of the Potomac 252

The Army of the Shenandoah 260

The Last Campaign, 1865 262

Regular Cavalry in the War 263

12 The Artillery 265

Artillery in the Mexican War 265

Regimental Colonels 266

Regiments 267

Casualties 271

Guns 271

Artillery Horses 272

Horse Artillery 273

Artillery in the Army of the Potomac 274

Gettysburg, July 1863 278

Other Union Army Artillery 281

Shiloh, April 1862 281

Regular Artillery in the War 282

13 The Fighting Bureaus 285

Corps of Engineers 285

Signal Corps 292

Reflections on the Regular Army in the Civil War 303

Transition to Peace 304

"The Efficient Discharge of Duty" 306

"The Performance of Gallant Deeds" 308

An Epitaph for the Regular Army 312.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780803219106

0803219105

OCLC:

679936484