The organization and administration of the Union army, 1861-1865 / by Fred Albert Shannon.

  • Shannon, Fred A. (Fred Albert), 1893-1963
Date:
1965, ©1928
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Also known as

Organization of Union army.

Publication/Creation

Gloucester, Mass. : Peter Smith, 1965, ©1928.

Physical description

2 volumes : illustrations, portrait ; 25 cm

Notes

Reprint. Originally published: Cleveland : Arthur H. Clark Co., 1928.
Vol. 2 scanned from original 1928 edition.

Contents

Vol. I. The states-rights principle applied to the army ; Feeding and clothing the volunteers ; The problem of munitions ; The evolution of discipline ; Daily life of the soldier ; The collapse of state recruiting ; The Enrollment Act: a threat of a national force -- Vol. II. The concession to the bourgeoisie ; The mercenary factor ; Operation of the enrollment acts ; The slacker problem ; The conscientious objector.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (v.2, p. [287]-294) and index.

Reproduction note

Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2002. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet. This volume is made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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