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Subject(s)

• United States—History, Military—19th century [Browse]
• United States Army—History—19th century [Browse]
• Civil-military relations—United States—History—19th century [Browse]
• Jackson, Andrew 1767-1845—Political and social views [Browse]
• Jackson, Andrew 1767-1845—Influence [Browse]
• United States—Politics and government—1815-1861 [Browse]
• United States—History, Military—19th century—Sources [Browse]
• United States Army—History—19th century—Sources [Browse]
• Civil-military relations—United States—History—19th century—Sources [Browse]
• United States—Politics and government—1815-1861—Sources [Browse]

Series

In war and in peace [More in this series]

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Chronology
• The spirit of New Orleans : regulars vs. volunteers, 1815-1845
• Providing for the common defense : the government, the people, and the American military
• Egalitarianism vs. aristocracy : officers and civilians
• Binding the republic together : the Army, internal improvements, and Jacksonian nationalism
• Blue, red, and white : the Army, the Indian, and the common man
• Frontiersmen in blue : the Army and American society, 1815-1845
• Documents. President James Monroe's views on national defense, December 1817, first inaugural address
• Secretary of War John C. Calhoun's report on the reduction of the Army, 12 December 1820
• "Section 1 - Rank and command, article 2 - Base of discipline" from Systems of martial law, and field service, and police, 26 December 1820
• Circular letter of the Secretary of War, of 11th July 1826, on the subject of the militia
• Captain John Stuart to Secretary of War Lewis Cass, May 1833
• A citizen's view on Indians, the militia, and the U.S. Army
• Remarks of Mr. David W. Dickinson (of Tennessee) in opposition to the military academy, delivered in the House of Representatives, on Saturday, 14th June 1834
• Excerpt from General order no. 69, 13 October 1836
• "The Army and the people" / by "Sam Jones," Army and Navy chronicle, 24 October 1839.

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Other title(s)

Privilege versus equality

ISBN

• 9780275986032 (hard copy : alk. paper)
• 0275986039 (hard copy : alk. paper)
• 9780313049583 (ebook)
• 0313049580 (ebook)

LCCN

2009021182

OCLC

166388183

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