Between 1817 and 1864, sixteen officers were assigned as Commandants of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy. They played an important role in training the officers who would serve on both sides of the Civil War. Historians criticize the program as antiquated for its time: A course in Napoleonic strategy and tactics that did not account for rifled weapons or the particularities of terrain. Yet these commandants made changes to the program, developed new textbooks and instructed cadets who became field generals. The biographies of the commandants are presented along with their contributions to the Academy, notable graduates and other military service.…mehr
Between 1817 and 1864, sixteen officers were assigned as Commandants of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy. They played an important role in training the officers who would serve on both sides of the Civil War. Historians criticize the program as antiquated for its time: A course in Napoleonic strategy and tactics that did not account for rifled weapons or the particularities of terrain. Yet these commandants made changes to the program, developed new textbooks and instructed cadets who became field generals. The biographies of the commandants are presented along with their contributions to the Academy, notable graduates and other military service.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Allen H. Mesch is an author, educator, and historian from Plano, Texas. He taught at the University of Texas at Dallas, Southern Methodist University, and Texas Woman's University.
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Table of Contents Preface The United States Military Academy Military Training The Department of Tactics West Point in the Civil War Commandant of Cadets George W. Gardiner John Bliss John R. Bell William J. Worth Ethan A. Hitchcock John Fowle Charles F. Smith John A. Thomas Bradford R. Alden Robert S. Garnett William H.T. Walker William J. Hardee John F. Reynolds Christopher C. Augur Kenner Garrard Henry B. Clitz The Commandant's Role in Preparing Civil War Generals Appendices: Major Campaigns and Strategic Battles of the Civil War U.S. Military Academy Graduating Classes Notable West Point Graduates Who Served in the Civil War Highest Rank Prior to the Civil War Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Preface The United States Military Academy Military Training The Department of Tactics West Point in the Civil War Commandant of Cadets George W. Gardiner John Bliss John R. Bell William J. Worth Ethan A. Hitchcock John Fowle Charles F. Smith John A. Thomas Bradford R. Alden Robert S. Garnett William H.T. Walker William J. Hardee John F. Reynolds Christopher C. Augur Kenner Garrard Henry B. Clitz The Commandant's Role in Preparing Civil War Generals Appendices: Major Campaigns and Strategic Battles of the Civil War U.S. Military Academy Graduating Classes Notable West Point Graduates Who Served in the Civil War Highest Rank Prior to the Civil War Notes Bibliography Index
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