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Author : Edward M. Coffman
Release : 1986
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Old Army by : Edward M. Coffman
Download or read book The Old Army written by Edward M. Coffman. This book was released on 1986. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by one of America's leading military historians, this vivid study draws on letters, diaries, and other primary documents to recreate the world of the peacetime army during the 19th century.
Author : Victor Vogel
Release : 1990
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Soldiers of the Old Army by : Victor Vogel
Download or read book Soldiers of the Old Army written by Victor Vogel. This book was released on 1990. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The all-volunteer army served the country as professional soldiers for reasons of patriotism or adventure or even economics, since monthly pay of twenty-one dollars was to some men better than nothing and better than charity. Many men reenlisted time and time again. Whether a private was stationed in Texas or New Jersey for his three-year hitch, he first had basic training, the length of which varied according to how long it took each soldier to master the fundamental skills of the infantryman. If an enlisted man grew tired of the disciplined life where he had no responsibility except to follow basic orders, he could purchase an honorable discharge. If he couldn't come up with the cash from his twenty-one dollar pay envelope or winnings from poker or dice, he could go AWOL and after ninety days the army would simply remove the soldier from the rolls with a court-martial in absentia and a dishonorable discharge.
Author : James Parker
Release : 2003
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 973/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Old Army by : James Parker
Download or read book The Old Army written by James Parker. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The memoirs of an American brigadier general in the late 19th and early 20th centuries include accounts of Mackenzie's raids against the Kickapoo in 1878, the Ute campaign of 1879, the Geronimo campaign, the Spanish American War, and the Philippines insurrection.
Author : Thomas Ty Smith
Release : 2020
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 602/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Old Army in Texas by : Thomas Ty Smith
Download or read book The Old Army in Texas written by Thomas Ty Smith. This book was released on 2020. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic work in Texas military history, The Old Army in Texas is now available in paperback with a new foreword by Robert Wooster. U.S. Army officer and historian Thomas "Ty" Smith presents a comprehensive and authoritative single-source reference for the activities of the regular army in the Lone Star State during the nineteenth century. Beginning with a series of maps that sketch the evolution of fort locations on the frontier, Smith furnishes an overview with his introductory essay. The second part of this guide lists the departmental commanders, the location of the military headquarters, and the changes in the administrative organization and military titles for Texas. Part III provides a dictionary of 223 posts, forts, and camps in the state. The fourth part gives a year by year snapshot of total army strength in the state, the regiments assigned, and the garrisons and commanders of each major fort and camp. Supplying the only such synopsis of its kind, the guide's Part V offers a chronological description of 224 U.S. Army combat actions in the Indian Wars with vivid details of each engagement. The 900 entries in the selected bibliography of Part VI are divided topically into sections on biographical sources and regimental histories, histories of forts, garrison life, civil-military relations, the Mexican War, and frontier operations. The Old Army in Texas is an indispensable reference and research tool for students, scholars, and military history aficionados. It will be of great value to those interested in Texas history, especially military history and local and regional studies. This superb reference work is illustrated with a number of maps and rare photographs of the U.S. Army in nineteenth century Texas.
Author : Thomas T. Smith
Release : 2000
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis The Old Army in Texas by : Thomas T. Smith
Download or read book The Old Army in Texas written by Thomas T. Smith. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive and authoritative single-source reference for the activities of the regular army in the Lone Star State in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Beginning with a series of maps that sketch the evolution of fort and camp locations on the frontier, Smith furnishes an overview essay, and includes in the guide sections on the departmental commanders and the military organization of the state, a dictionary of two hundred and thirty-three posts, forts, and camps in Texas, provides a year by year snapshot of total army strength in the state, the regiments assigned, and the garrisons and commanders of each major fort and camp.
