An American Profession of Arms
An American Profession of Arms

Author: William B. Skelton

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13:

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Following the formation of a regular army in 1784, a popular distruct of military power and the generally unsettled nature of national administration kept the army in a continual state of fluctuation, both in terms of organisation and size. Few officers were making a long-term commitment to military service. But by 1860, a professional army career was becoming a way of life. In that year, 41.5 percent of officers had served 30 years, compared to only 2.6 percent in 1797.

West Pointers and the Civil War
West Pointers and the Civil War

Author: Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh

Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 0807832782

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Most Civil War generals were graduates of West Point, and many of them helped transform the U.S. Army from what was little better than an armed mob that performed poorly during the War of 1812 into the competent fighting force that won the Mexican War. Wa