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Citizen-Officers
The Union and Confederate Volunteer Junior Officer Corps in the American Civil War
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Artikel-Nr:
9780807160701
Veröffentl:
2015
Erscheinungsdatum:
16.11.2015
Seiten:
352
Autor:
Andrew S Bledsoe
Gewicht:
608 g
Format:
236x156x30 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Andrew S. Bledsoe is assistant professor of history at Lee University.
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 explores the role of the volunteer officer corps during the Civil War and the unique leadership challenges they faced when military necessity clashed with the antebellum democratic values of volunteer soldiers.