02973nam 2200613 450 991045128690332120200520144314.00-8131-8878-40-8131-4955-X0-8131-7056-7(CKB)1000000000442520(EBL)1914948(SSID)ssj0000122521(PQKBManifestationID)11132388(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000122521(PQKBWorkID)10123696(PQKB)10580292(MiAaPQ)EBC1914948(OCoLC)607130828(MdBmJHUP)muse43737(Au-PeEL)EBL1914948(CaPaEBR)ebr11011602(CaONFJC)MIL690694(OCoLC)900344317(EXLCZ)99100000000044252020150209h19991999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCitizen soldiers in the War of 1812 /C. Edward SkeenLexington, Kentucky :University Press of Kentucky,1999.©19991 online resource (240 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-59412-0 0-8131-2089-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Militia before the War of 1812; 2. Congress and Military Mobilization; 3. Militia Organization; 4. The States and Militia Mobilization; 5. The Militia and the War in the West; 6. The Militia and the War on the Northern Front; 7. The Atlantic Front and the Battle of Bladensburg; 8. Federal-State Relations; 9. War in the South and the Battle of New Orleans; 10. The War's End and the Decline of the Militia; Notes; Bibliographical Essay; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; TUV; W; YWinner of the Army Historical Foundation Book AwardDuring the War of 1812, state militias were intended to be the primary fighting force. Unfortunately, while militiamen showed willingness to fight, they were untrained, undisciplined, and ill-equipped. These raw volunteers had no muskets, and many did not know how to use the weapons once they had been issued. Though established by the Constitution, state militias found themselves wholly unprepared for war. The federal government was empowered to use these militias to ""execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions;United StatesHistoryWar of 1812ManpowerUnited StatesMilitiaHistoryWar of 1812Electronic books.973.5/2Skeen Carl Edward1032097MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451286903321Citizen soldiers in the War of 18122449756UNINA