Citizen-Officers: The Union and Confederate Volunteer Junior Officer Corps in the American Civil War
(Part of the Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War Series)
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From the time of the American Revolution, most junior officers in the American military attained their positions through election by the volunteer soldiers in their company, a tradition that reflected commitment to democracy even in times of war. By the outset of the Civil War, citizen-officers had fallen under sharp criticism from career military leaders who decried their lack of discipline and efficiency in battle. Andrew S. Bledsoe's Citizen--Officers...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0807160709
ISBN13:9780807160701
Release Date:November 2015
Publisher:LSU Press
Length:352 Pages
Weight:1.35 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"
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