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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452247503321

Autore

Dougherty Kevin

Titolo

Civil War leadership and Mexican War experience [[electronic resource] /] / Kevin Dougherty

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, 2007

ISBN

1-282-48572-5

9786612485725

1-60473-162-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 p.)

Disciplina

973.7/40922

Soggetti

Generals - United States

Generals - Confederate States of America

Command of troops

Mexican War, 1846-1848 - Influence

Electronic books.

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Biography

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-201) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Patterns of the Military Profession; PART ONE. THE FEDERALS; PART TWO. THE CONFEDERATES; Summary of Lessons Learned; APPENDIXES; Works Cited; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A great many commanders in the American Civil War (1861-1865) served in the Mexican War (1846-1848). Civil War Leadership and Mexican War Experience explores the influence of the earlier war on those men who would become leaders of Federal and Confederate forces. Military historian Kevin Dougherty sets the context with a discussion of professional soldiering before both wars. He then depicts the unique experiences of twenty-six men in Mexico, thirteen who would later serve the Confederacy and thirteen who would remain with the Union. He traces how tactics they used and reactions they had to Ci