West Pointers and the Civil War

The Old Army in War and Peace

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military
Cover of the book West Pointers and the Civil War by Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh, The University of North Carolina Press
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Author: Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh ISBN: 9780807898567
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press Publication: November 15, 2009
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press Language: English
Author: Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh
ISBN: 9780807898567
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Publication: November 15, 2009
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Language: English

Most Civil War generals were graduates of West Point, and many of them helped transform the U.S. 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. Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh demonstrates how the "old army" transformed itself into a professional military force after 1814, and, more important, how "old army" methods profoundly shaped the conduct of the Civil War.

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Most Civil War generals were graduates of West Point, and many of them helped transform the U.S. 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. Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh demonstrates how the "old army" transformed itself into a professional military force after 1814, and, more important, how "old army" methods profoundly shaped the conduct of the Civil War.

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