Of Duty Well and Faithfully Done: A History of the Regular Army in the Civil War
(Part of the Studies in War, Society, and the Military Series)
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On the eve of the Civil War, the Regular Army of the United States was small, dispersed, untrained for large-scale operations, and woefully unprepared to suppress the rebellion of the secessionist states. Although the Regular Army expanded significantly during the war, reaching nearly sixty-seven thousand men, it was necessary to form an enormous army of state volunteers that overshadowed the Regulars and bore most of the combat burden. Nevertheless,...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0803219105
ISBN13:9780803219106
Release Date:July 2011
Publisher:University of Nebraska Press
Length:424 Pages
Weight:2.45 lbs.
Dimensions:1.6" x 7.2" x 10.0"
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