02870nam 2200673 a 450 991045224750332120200520144314.01-282-48572-597866124857251-60473-162-1(CKB)1000000000484983(EBL)515587(OCoLC)220862023(SSID)ssj0000122806(PQKBManifestationID)11135342(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000122806(PQKBWorkID)10131720(PQKB)10575694(MiAaPQ)EBC515587(MdBmJHUP)muse13583(Au-PeEL)EBL515587(CaPaEBR)ebr10218398(CaONFJC)MIL248543(EXLCZ)99100000000048498320061204d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCivil War leadership and Mexican War experience[electronic resource] /Kevin Dougherty1st ed.Jackson University Press of Mississippi20071 online resource (222 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-57806-968-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-201) and index.Contents; Preface; Patterns of the Military Profession; PART ONE. THE FEDERALS; PART TWO. THE CONFEDERATES; Summary of Lessons Learned; APPENDIXES; Works Cited; IndexA 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 CiGeneralsUnited StatesBiographyGeneralsConfederate States of AmericaBiographyCommand of troopsCase studiesMexican War, 1846-1848InfluenceUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865BiographyUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865CampaignsElectronic books.GeneralsGeneralsCommand of troopsMexican War, 1846-1848Influence.973.7/40922Dougherty Kevin907925MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452247503321Civil War leadership and Mexican War experience2030801UNINA