The Military Unpreparedness of the United States: A History of American Land Forces from Colonial Times Until June 1, 1915Macmillan, 1915 - 735 halaman |
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... corps of 2,000 non - commissioned officers , privates and musicians in addition to , or in place of , the militia and , if such a corps should not be raised in time for active opera- tions , to make good the deficiency by raising ...
... corps of 2,000 non - commissioned officers , privates and musicians in addition to , or in place of , the militia and , if such a corps should not be raised in time for active opera- tions , to make good the deficiency by raising ...
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... corps , 49 but it was not until July 5 , 1838 , that his recommendations were heeded . By the act of that date the army was considerably increased , 50 the departments of the Adjutant , Quartermaster and Commissary - Generals , and ...
... corps , 49 but it was not until July 5 , 1838 , that his recommendations were heeded . By the act of that date the army was considerably increased , 50 the departments of the Adjutant , Quartermaster and Commissary - Generals , and ...
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... corps of engineers and of the ordnance department " and effected some notable changes , but it likewise contained a serious defect in the bounty given for new enlistments for comparatively short periods.10 The second law prescribed the ...
... corps of engineers and of the ordnance department " and effected some notable changes , but it likewise contained a serious defect in the bounty given for new enlistments for comparatively short periods.10 The second law prescribed the ...
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... corps was set in motion for the Shenan- doah Valley , followed at intervals by the rest of the army whose withdrawal was masked in a most masterful manner by J. E. B. Stuart's cavalry . Hooker started to interpose himself between Lee's ...
... corps was set in motion for the Shenan- doah Valley , followed at intervals by the rest of the army whose withdrawal was masked in a most masterful manner by J. E. B. Stuart's cavalry . Hooker started to interpose himself between Lee's ...
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... corps near Wilderness Tavern . 66 The battle raged furiously all day " and throughout the 6th , 45 but on the morning of the 7th Lee had fallen back within his entrenched lines . That night Grant resumed his advance , and next day ...
... corps near Wilderness Tavern . 66 The battle raged furiously all day " and throughout the 6th , 45 but on the morning of the 7th Lee had fallen back within his entrenched lines . That night Grant resumed his advance , and next day ...
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Halaman 106 - State which may take and claim the benefit of this act to the endowment, support, and maintenance of at least one college where the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts...
Halaman 555 - When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace ; but when a stronger than he shall come upon him and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
Halaman 96 - I deem it proper to say that the first service assigned to the forces hereby called forth will probably be to repossess the forts, places, and property which have been seized from the Union...
Halaman 17 - Besides, the sudden change in their manner of living, (particularly in their lodging) brings on sickness in many; impatience in all, and such an unconquerable desire of returning to their respective homes that it not only produces shameful, and scandalous Desertions among themselves, but infuses the like spirit in others. Again, Men accustomed to unbounded freedom, and no control, cannot brook the Restraint which is indispensably necessary to the good order and Government of an Army; without which,...
Halaman 303 - ... service, may, in the discretion of the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, be placed on the retired list of the Navy with the rank and retired pay of one grade above that actually held by him at the time of retirement...
Halaman 602 - I give it as my fixed opinion that, but for our graduated cadets, the war between the United States and Mexico might, and probably would, have lasted some four or five years, with, in its first half, more defeats than victories falling to our share ; whereas, in less than two campaigns, we conquered a great country and a peace, without the loss of a single battle or skirmish.
Halaman 308 - Corps shall be to prepare plans for the national defense and for the mobilization of the military forces in time of war; to investigate and report upon all questions affecting the efficiency of the Army and its state...
Halaman 555 - Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman...
Halaman 578 - That each and every free able-bodied white male citizen of the respective states, resident therein, who is or shall be of the age of eighteen years, and under the age of forty-five years (except as is herein after excepted ) shall severally and respectively be enrolled in the militia...
Halaman 713 - Special courts-martial shall have power to try any person subject to military law...