American Profession of Arms The Army Officer Corps, 1784-1861

Name: American Profession of Arms The Army Officer Corps, 1784-1861
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ISBN: 9780700605606

ISBN-10: 0700605606

ISBN-13: 9780700605606

Edition: 1992

Authors: William B. Skelton

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Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 486
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English



List of Figures, Tables, and Illustrations


Preface



Roots of the American Military Profession, 1784-1815



Army Organization in the Early National Period



Recruiting an Officer Corps, 1784-1815



Military Careers in the Early Republic



A Frontier Constabulary: Civil-Military Relations, 1784-1815



Seeds of Military Professionalism



Emergence of the American Military Profession, 1815-1861



The Era of Army Reform, 1815-1821



The Organizational Setting, 1821-1861



The Stabilization of Officer Recruitment



Social Origins and Career Motivations



The West Point Experience



Military Careers in the Antebellum Era



The Emergence of the General Staff Officer



Professional Thought and Institutions



Officers and Enlisted Men



Officers, Politicians, and Citizens



Officers and Indians



Officers, Foreign Affairs, and War



The Officer Corps in the Sectional Crisis


Conclusion


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index