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

• Autore: Newell Clayton R. <1942->
• Pubblicazione: Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (420 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.7
• Altri autori: ShraderCharles R
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; The Regular Army on the Eve of the Civil War; The Role of the Regular Army in American Society; The U.S. Army before April 12, 1861; The Staff Departments, April 1861; The Line of the Army, April 1861; Stationing of the Army, January 1861; Conclusion; Regular Army Leaders and Personnel; 1. Headquarters of the Army; Commander in Chief; Secretary of War; General in Chief; Formulation of Strategy; Direction of Operations; Civilian Personnel of the War Department; The Army Budget, 1861-1865 ; Conclusion2. Regular Army Personnel, 1861-1865; Decision to Keep the Regular Army Intact; Expansion of the Regular Army, 1861-1865; Temporary Regulars; Enlisted Personnel; Officers; Losses of Personnel; Conclusion; The Staff Departments; 3. Overview; Evolution of the Staff Departments to 1861; Expansion of the Staff Departments; Staff Officers in the Field; Staff Enlisted Personnel in the Field; Common Challenges and Common Solutions; Conclusion; 4. The Administrative Departments; Adjutant General's Department; Inspector General's Department; Judge Advocate General's Department ; Pay DepartmentTemporary Bureaus; Conclusion; 5. Subsistence Department; Mission and Functions; Leadership; Personnel; Organization; Operations and Issues; Challenges and Achievements; 6. Ordnance Department; Mission and Functions; Leadership; Personnel; Organization; Operations and Issues; Challenges and Achievements; 7. Quartermaster's Department; Mission and Functions; Leadership; Personnel; Organization; Operations and Issues; Challenges and Achievements; 8. Medical Department; Mission and Functions; Leadership; Personnel; Organization; Operations and Issues; Challenges and Achievements ; The Army in the Field9. Transition to War; Army Life on the Eve of the War; Confrontation in the East; Surrender in Texas; Events in the West; Adding More Regulars; The First Big Battle; War Begins in the West; A Year of Transition; 10. The Infantry; Regimental Colonels; The Old Regiments; The New Regiments; Casualties; Valverde, February 1862; The Regular Infantry Division in the East; The Regular Infantry Brigade in the West; Regular Infantry in the War; 11. The Cavalry; Regimental Colonels; Regiments; Casualties; Cavalry Horses; Cavalry with the Army of the Potomac ; The Army of the ShenandoahThe Last Campaign, 1865; Regular Cavalry in the War; 12. The Artillery; Artillery in the Mexican War; Regimental Colonels; Regiments; Casualties; Guns; Artillery Horses; Horse Artillery; Artillery in the Army of the Potomac; Gettysburg, July 1863; Other Union Army Artillery; Shiloh, April 1862; Regular Artillery in the War; 13. The Fighting Bureaus; Corps of Engineers; Signal Corps; Reflections on the Regular Army in the Civil War; Transition to Peace; "The Efficient Discharge of Duty"; "The Performance of Gallant Deeds"; An Epitaph for the Regular Army ; Appendix: Selected Acts of Congress Pertaining to the Regular Army
• Altri titoli varianti: History of the regular army in the Civil War
• Titolo autorizzato: Of duty well and faithfully done
• ISBN: 1-280-68777-0; 9786613664716; 0-8032-3500-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996248334203316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Studies in war, society, and the military.