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Preparing for Disunion: West Point Commandants and the Training of Civil War Leaders

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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.

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ISBN-13:	9781476674254
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	12/14/2018
Pages:	290
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.58(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

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.

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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